改あらためる

あらためる aratameru

to change
to alter
to reform
to revise

ichidan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

改正；改变；重新审视

Examples

Furigana

どうして考かんがえを改あらためたのですか。
What made you change your mind?
为什么改变了想法？
Tatoeba #201465
改あらためるのに遅おそすぎるということはない。
It is never too late to mend.
改正永远不会太晚。
Tatoeba #185143

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('554088a0dc'); // 改める

{
  "id": "554088a0dc",
  "word": "改める",
  "reading": "あらためる",
  "romaji": "aratameru",
  "meanings": [
    "to change",
    "to alter",
    "to reform",
    "to revise"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1200750,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "どうして考えを改めたのですか。",
      "furigana": "どうして{考|かんが}えを{改|あらた}めたのですか。",
      "en": "What made you change your mind?",
      "tatoeba_id": 201465
    },
    {
      "ja": "改めるのに遅すぎるということはない。",
      "furigana": "{改|あらた}めるのに{遅|おそ}すぎるということはない。",
      "en": "It is never too late to mend.",
      "tatoeba_id": 185143
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "8e32b4ff59a7cbcf8f0e713d3a9056a76aa81e2754455e8b0406a071f4573b46",
    "meanings": [
      "改正",
      "改变",
      "重新审视"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "どうして考えを改めたのですか。",
        "zh": "为什么改变了想法？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "改めるのに遅すぎるということはない。",
        "zh": "改正永远不会太晚。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/554088a0dc",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1200750; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "d4c287a8748c9d835b699eb49cca0cef881d30690379674601c25a22b1daf0e0"
  }
}