Kanji 化

音読おんよみ: カ・ケ

訓読くんよみ:ける・ばかす

画数かくすう: 4

部首ぶしゅ: にんべん(亻)

Meaning

Change / Transform / Take Form Of

Conjugation
Tap for 化ける (intransitive) Tap for 化かす (transitive)
  • 文化ぶんか — culture
  • 変化へんか — change
  • 化学かがく — chemistry
  • 進化しんか — evolution
  • もの — monster / ghost
More examples - tap to expand
  • 美化びか — beautification
  • 強化きょうか — strengthening / reinforcement
  • 弱化じゃっか — weakening
  • 神化しんか — deification

is a compound of (person) and (variant form of person). It originally depicted a person turning around — symbolizing transformation or change. This character evolved to represent the act of becoming something else, or changing form.

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