How do you read 凶変?

凶変 is read きょうへん (kyouhen), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 凶変?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 凶変 in romaji?

凶変 is written kyouhen in romaji, also spelled kyohen.

What kanji are in 凶変?

凶 (Villain, Evil); 変 (Unusual, Change).

凶変きょうへん

きょうへん · kyouhen (also spelled kyohen)

noun

Catastrophe, assassination, calamity, disaster

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

凶Villain, Evil, Bad Luck 音きょう JLPT N1 · 4 strokes 変Unusual, Change, Strange 音へん訓か.わる・か.わり JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

凶作きょうさくbad harvest, poor crop 変へんstrange, odd 一変いっぺんcomplete change 変化へんかchange, variation, shift 変更へんこうchange, modification, alteration 変革へんかくchange, reform(the) Reformation 変遷へんせんchange, transition, vicissitudes

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What does 凶変 mean?

Catastrophe, assassination, calamity, disaster.

How do you pronounce 凶変?

きょうへん (kyouhen). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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