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変化形

Reading

Kana: へんかけい
Romaji: henkakei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

variation; variant pattern

Kanji

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Readings: ケイ、 ギョウ、 かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
Meanings: shape, form, style

Example Sentence

いくつかの(たね)基本(きほん)(うた)(たい)する(なん)(じゅう)、いや(なん)(ひゃく)もの変化形(へんかがた)をもつ洗練(せんれん)されたレパートリーを次第(しだい)発展(はってん)させていく。
➥Some species gradually develop elaborate repertoires of dozens or even hundreds of variants of a basic song.
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