変身

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Kanji in this term
変	身
へん Grade: 4	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

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Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese as compound 變身 ‎(pjenH syin, “change” + “body; self”). Compare modern Mandarin traditional 變身 and simplified 变身 ‎(biàn shēn).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• へんしん (Heiban)
• IPA^(key): [hẽ̞ɴɕĩɴ]

Noun

変身 ‎(hiragana へんしん, romaji henshin)

1. a change of one's body into something else:
   1. a complete change of one's appearance
   2. a metamorphosis or transformation into something else
2. a body so transformed

Coordinate terms

Coordinate terms

変化 (へんげ, henge): lit. a "transformation," a "metamorphosis," a "makeover" 変形 (へんけい, 'henkei): a "transformation," "deformation," a "metamorphosis," &/or "change(ing) shape" 変移 (へんい, hen'i): lit. "transmutation" 変貌 "transfiguring one's own appearance," a glamour 変容 "shapeshifting" 魔法少女 (mahō shōjo): lit. a "Magical Girl," (a manga genre.) 装着, sōchaku): lit. "equip" a secret identity 分身 (ぶんしん, bunshin): lit. "body double" 変わり身 (かわりみ, kawarimi): lit. "(inter-)changeable bod(y/ies)"