How do you read 変名?

変名 is read へんめい (henmei), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 変名?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 変名 in romaji?

変名 is written henmei in romaji.

What kanji are in 変名?

変 (Unusual, Change); 名 (Name, Noted).

変名へんめい

へんめい · henmei

noun

Assumed name, alias

Other ways to say “assumed name” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

変Unusual, Change, Strange 音へん訓か.わる・か.わり JLPT N3 · 9 strokes 名Name, Noted, Distinguished 音めい・みょう訓な・-な JLPT N5 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

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 名なname, reputation 記名きめいsignature, register

Questions

What does 変名 mean?

Assumed name, alias.

How do you pronounce 変名?

へんめい (henmei). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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