化 – Change, Influence, Enchant, Delude, Take Form Of

Asher Wolfstein September 26, 2021 Leave a Comment

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化 Basics

This is a jōyō kanji （常用漢字） and is taught in the 3rd grade, is in N3 of the JLPT, and is the 89th out of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers.

化 consists of four (4) strokes. It is made up of the radical(s) spoon 匕. It also consists of the kanji part(s) 匕, 化.

化 Meanings

• -ization
• Change
• Delude
• Enchant
• Influence
• Take The Form Of

化 Pronunciations

Onyomi （音読み） Reading(s):

• カ (ka)
• ケ (ke)

Kunyomi （訓読み） Reading(s):

• ば.ける
• ば.かす
• ふ.ける
• け.する

化 Alternatives

Example Usage Of 化

「然《しか》し　何処《いずこ》とも無《な》く現《あらわ》れた　悪魔《あくま》の化身《けしん》　龍《りゅう》王《おう》が　その玉《たま》を闇《やみ》に閉《と》ざしたのじゃ

But, the Dragon King, evil incarnate, somehow appeared (appeared out of nowhere) and shrouded that ball in darkness.

Dragon Quest Part 2 （ドラゴンクエスト）

Vocab Using 化

• 化身（けしん） – Incarnation, Personification, Impersonation

• Information is compiled from various sources:
  • JMdict, Kanjidic2, JMnedict and Radkfile, property of Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, under this license.
  • JLPT data comes from JLPT Resources by Jonathan Waller.