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[へん()·しつ()]
henshitsu
noun, suru verb, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 変質

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

Definition and Synonyms for 変質

Decadency the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Synonyms: 変質, 退化, 退廃
Change undergo a change
Synonyms: チェンジ, 化す, 化する, 変じる, 変ずる, 変わる, 変動, 変化, 変化, 変容, 変移, 変質, 変転, 変遷, 転変, 遷移
Degeneration the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
Synonyms: 変質, 退化, 退廃
Worsening process of changing to an inferior state
Synonyms: 変質, 悪化, 改悪, 腐敗, 腐朽, 退廃
Transform change in outward structure or looks
Synonyms: 変質
Transmute alter the nature of (elements)
Synonyms: 変質
Change an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Synonyms: 変わり, 変わる, 変わりよう, 変動, 変化, 変化, 変型, 変容, 変形, 変態, 変成, 変換, 変改, 変易, 変更, 変移, 変調, 変質, 変転, 変遷, 変革, 模様替え, 異変, 移ろい, 移ろう, 移り変わり, 移り変わる, 転変, 遷移
Shift a qualitative change
Synonyms: 変化, 変化, 変形, 変換, 変質, 移行, 転成, 転換
Degeneration passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
Synonyms: 変質, 退化, 退廃
Change become different in essence
Synonyms: チェンジ, 化す, 化する, 変じる, 変ずる, 変わる, 変動, 変化, 変化, 変容, 変移, 変質, 変転, 変遷, 転変, 遷移
Change losing one's or its original nature
Synonyms: チェンジ, 化す, 化する, 変じる, 変ずる, 変わる, 変動, 変化, 変化, 変容, 変移, 変質, 変転, 変遷, 転変, 遷移

Meanings for each kanji in 変質

» unusual; change; strange
» substance; quality; matter; temperament

Categories 変質 is a member of

Process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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Change undergo a change
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Modify cause to change
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Occurrence an event that happens
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Change an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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Shift a qualitative change
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Diminution change toward something smaller or lower
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Abjection a low or downcast state
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