改まる

Meaning

1. v5rvi
   to be renewed; to change
2. v5rvi
   to be improved; to be reformed; to be revised; to be corrected
3. v5rvi
   to stand on ceremony; to be formal
4. v5rvi
   to take a turn for the worse (of an illness); to take a serious turn

Example sentences

• 長年の習慣はなかなか改まらない。

  Old habits die hard.

• 1989年1月昭和天皇の没後、年号が「平成」と改まりました。

  The emperor passed away in January of 1989. Therefore, the name of the era changed from Showa to Heisei.