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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
變わり (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 変わり – see the following entry.
かわり
[noun] 変わり, 渝わり: [from 1870s] a change in state or quality
[noun] 変わり: [from 1880s] something different, something unusual
[noun] 変わり, 渝わり: [from 1420] a difference between two things
[noun] 変わり, 渝わり: [from 1896] (textiles) a cloth that has been woven in a different way than usual
Alternative spelling
渝わり
(This term, 変わり, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)