1. unusual; abnormal; strange
E.g.: 変則 (irregularity), 変体 (variant form), 変哲 (peculiarity)
2. strange; an unusual occurrence
E.g.: 異変 (unusual event), 事変 (incident), 政変 (political upheaval)
3. to change; to undergo a transition; to alter
E.g.: 変化 (change), 変更 (modification), 変遷 (transition)
4. lowering a note by a semitone in music
