変ずる

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
變ずる (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

(to change) +‎ する (to do, originally only 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive), as opposed to which is 終止形 (shūshikei, final)). The suru reading for する changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁). In Classical Japanese, it was 変ず (fenzu). Superseded, especially in Tokyo Japanese, by 変じる (henjiru) which derives from 連用形 (ren'yōkei) of す(る) (su(ru)).

fen + sufenzuhenzuruhenjiru

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

(へん)ずる (henzurusuru (stem (へん) (henji), past (へん)じた (henjita))

  1. Alternative form of 変じる (henjiru, to change; to turn)
    (おおかみ)(へん)ずる
    ōkami ni henzuru
    to turn into a wolf

Conjugation[edit]