Japanese More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 変 格 へんGrade: 4 かくGrade: 5 on'yomi Close More information Alternative spelling ... Alternative spelling 變格 (kyūjitai) CloseEtymology 変 (“change/strange”) + 格 (“grammatical case”) Pronunciation (Tokyo) へんかく [hèńkákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]IPA(key): [hẽ̞ŋka̠kɯ̟] Noun 変(へん)格(かく) • (henkaku) irregularity (grammar) irregular conjugation (grammar) translative case References [1]Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.