へんか

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of へんか – see the following entries.

【変化】 [noun] change in society, climate, or condition, transformation, variety [noun] variation [noun] declension [noun] (sumo) a step to one side during the tachiai, the initial charge at the start of a sumo match; a sidestep [verb] to change, to vary

【返歌】 [noun] response song; song in return

(This term, へんか (henka), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)