Vocab Info

N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(あらた)めるto change, to alter, to revise, to replace, to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve, to examine, to check, to inspect, to do properly, to do formally

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to change, to alter, to revise, to replace

      Only applies to 改める, 革める
    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve

      Only applies to 改める, 革める
    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to examine, to check, to inspect

      Only applies to 改める, 検める
    4. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      4.

      to do properly, to do formally

      Only applies to 改める, 革める

    All Forms

    改める 【あらためる】検める 【あらためる】革める 【あらためる】

    CommonUncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 3,000

    Examples

    --:--

      訪問(ほうもん)(さき)()(あらた)訪問(ほうもん)する。

      To change the day of a visit to a destination.

      • N3

      (いま)のうちに自分(じぶん)態度(たいど)(あらた)(ほう)()いですよ。

      You should change your attitude now.

      • N3

      政府(せいふ)同性(どうせい)(こん)(みと)めるような制度(せいど)(あらた)ようとしています。

      The government is trying to change the system to allow same-sex marriages.

      • N3

      財布(さいふ)中身(なかみ)(あらた)てその商品(しょうひん)購入(こうにゅう)するか吟味(ぎんみ)する(こと)にする。

      To decide to reexamine the contents of one's wallet to see if you want to buy the item.

      • N3

      これからお(ぼう)さんのお(はなし)傾聴(けいちょう)する(まえ)に、まずは(たたず)まいを(あらた)ましょう。

      Before listening to the monk's story, let's first change our appearance.

      • N2
    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.