Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
あらた
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 改まる – see the following entry.
あらたまる
[verb] 改まる: to be changed to something newer or better; to be renewed; to be amended; to be improved
[verb] 改まる: to be ceremonious; to be formal
[verb] 改まる, 革まる: to worsen; to be on the verge of death
Alternative spelling
革まる
(This term, 改まる, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)