ザ変動詞 ザへんどうし Meanings Noun verb ending in "zu" or "zuru" (predecessor of modern -jiru verbs) See also: サ変動詞 (サへんどうし). Kanji 変 change. Read as ヘン. 動 move. Read as ドウ. 詞 lyrics. Read as シ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists