変異

Japanese

Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: 4

Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
變異 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(へん)() • (hen'i

  1. a change from normal, a variation from normal
  2. (genetics) mutation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 変異体(へんいたい) (hen'itai): mutant
  • 変異種(へんいしゅ) (hen'ishu): variant
  • 変異株(へんいかぶ) (hen'ikabu): variant

Verb

(へん)()する • (hen'i surusuru (stem (へん)() (hen'i shi), past (へん)()した (hen'i shita))

  1. to change or vary from normal
  2. (genetics) to mutate, to undergo mutation

Conjugation