As usual I'm studying for the JLPT and I found a word that has the same
meaning as another one.

According to the dictionary

>   * [変]{か}わる: to change; to be transformed
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>   * [変化]{へんか} (する): (to) change
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If you can explain to me what is the difference and give me some examples of
each one I'll be grateful.
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What is the difference between 変わる and 変化
変わる is a basic verb to mean "change."

変化 is a noun to mean "change."

変化する is the verb version of 変化.

変化(する） is also basic vocabulary, yet it is a little more advanced vocabulary
than 変わる. For example, a 4-5 year-old Japanese kids can say 変わる, but not
変化（する）.

変化する is said by at least more than 8-10 year-old kids.

イモムシは、さなぎを経て、チョウに変わる。

＝芋虫は、蛹を経て、蝶に変化する。

＝幼虫が蛹を経て成虫に至る変化を、変態と呼ぶ。

"Let it go, let it go, 生まれ変わるのよ～” "Frozen" can be watched by small kids.

変わる is used for colloquial settings, and 変化 is more often used for academic
writings, for example.
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"変わる" is _Yamato kotoba_ or _Wago_ (和語), which is a native Japanese word,
while "変化（する）" is _Kango_ (漢語) or Sino-Japanese vocabulary.

I explained the basic difference between 和語 and 漢語
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/53829/when-would-you-
use-%E7%9B%B8%E4%BA%92-as-opposed-to-%E3%81%8A%E4%BA%92%E3%81%84/53832#53832).
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[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3kTen.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3kTen.gif)

This is the change of the appearance of the same tree as in spring, summer,
and autumn. If you regarded it as three variations, it should be 三"変化" as the
change of the seasons. If you see it as an animation, it should have been
changing "変わる" as seasons going.
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