変貌

へんぼう

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

Kanji

• 変 change. Read as ヘン.
• 貌 looks. Read as ボウ.

Example sentences

• 日本は工業化の結果急激な変貌を遂げた。
  Japan has undergone a drastic change as a result of industrialization.

Common phrases

• 変貌を遂げる

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