化 — kanji meaning “change”
化
change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
- Meanings
- change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
- On'yomi
- カ (ka)、ケ (ke)
- Kun'yomi
- ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #89 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 21
- Chinese reading
- huà — Chinese character page
Words with 化
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement |
| 悪化 | あっか akka | deterioration; getting worse; worsening |
| 化学 | かがく kagaku | chemistry |
| 化粧 | けしょう keshou | make-up; makeup; cosmetics |
| 進化 | しんか shinka | evolution |
| 酸化 | さんか sanka | oxidation; oxidization |
| 消化 | しょうか shouka | digestion (of food) |
| 化石 | かせき kaseki | fossil |
| 文化財 | ぶんかざい bunkazai | cultural assets; cultural property |
| 老化 | ろうか rouka | ageing; aging; senile deterioration |
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