Kanji 化: "change, take the form of, influence"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 化

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 変へん化かchange; variation; alteration; mutation · variety; diversity
• 化かするtransformer en, changer en, se muer en (suffixe)
• 強きょう化かstrengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement · reinforcement
• 化かchange to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization
• 文ぶん化かculture; civilization; civilisation · Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
• 誤ご魔ま化かすto deceive; to cheat; to swindle · to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with
• 化ばけ物ものgoblin; apparition; monster; ghost
• 化け粧しょうmake-up; makeup; cosmetics · decoration; dressing; veneer
• 進しん化かevolution · evolution; becoming more advanced; progress; development
• 同どう化かassimilation; absorption · adaptation
• 悪あっ化かdeterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation
• 消しょう化かdigestion (of food) · digestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding

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