改める

• 読み: あらためる
• ローマ字: aratameru
• 漢字の分解: 改 (kai/arata) — reform, correct, renew
• 発音: /a.ɾa.ta.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To change; to reform; to revise; to renew. Implies deliberate correction or improvement of something that was inadequate or incorrect.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb. 改める spans a wide range of registers and contexts. It can mean reforming one's conduct (態度を改める), revising a document (規則を改める), or even formally re-examining something (改めて確認する). The sense of intentional improvement distinguishes it from mere change (変わる). In business and institutional contexts it is widely used for policy revisions and procedural updates.

例文

1. 失敗を素直に認め、態度を改めることが信頼回復への第一歩だ。
2. 就職を機に生活習慣を改め、早寝早起きを続けるようにした。
3. 時代に合わない古い規則を改めるには、組織全体の合意が必要だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, self-improvement, law, daily life

トーン: constructive

起源と歴史

From the kanji 改 (kai), meaning to correct, reform, or renew. The character combines 己 (self) and 攴 (to strike/act upon), suggesting the act of working upon oneself or something to make it better.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General