This is the 5536th most frequent Japanese word.
かえる
"かえる" can mean "frog" (noun) or "to return/go back" (verb) in English.
In this example, 'かえる' is used as a verb meaning 'to change,' referring to the action of altering or modifying something.
計画が変えることになった。
The plan has been changed.
In this sentence, 'かえる' is used as a verb meaning 'to return' or 'to go back,' indicating a person going back to a place where they belong, such as their house.
私は毎晩7時に家に帰る。
I return home every evening at 7 o'clock.
Here, 'カエル' is a noun that refers to the animal 'frog.' It is written in Katakana to represent it as a word borrowed or formally named in Japanese.