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化: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization | JLPT N5 Kanji | JLPTMatome

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化

化

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

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Readings

On readings: カケ
Kun readings: ばけるばかすふけるけする

4 strokesJōyō kanjiVery frequentRank 89 / 2,500

Stroke order

4 strokesReplay to see the stroke order

化: strokes animate in writing order.

Words with 化

FuriganaEnglish

文化(ぶんか)
culture
変化(へんか)
change
お化(ば)け
ghost; monster
化学(かがく)
chemistry
化粧(けしょう)
makeup
化(ば)け物(もの)
monster; goblin
化石(かせき)
fossil
消化(しょうか)
digestion

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

日本(にほん)の文化(ぶんか)を勉強(べんきょう)します。
I study Japanese culture.
化石(かせき)を見(み)ました。
I saw a fossil.

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進化(しんか)

evolution

悪化(あっか)

worsening; deterioration