改める

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 改める is read as あらためる and means to correct or change something.
• Basic usage: It can describe correcting wording or changing a meeting to another day.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Correcting written wording
  • 改め: I noticed the mistake and corrected the wording of the sentence. Example: 間違いに気づき、文章の表現を改めました。
• Changing to another day
  • 改める: We decided to meet another day and postponed the meeting until the following week. Example: 日を改めることにして、会議を翌週へ延期しました。