化

化 — change, take the form of, influence

JLPT: JLPT N3
Strokes: 4
Taught in: School year 3
Frequency: #89 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: か ka

け ke
Kun'yomi: ば.ける ba.keru

ば.かす ba.kasu

ふ.ける fu.keru

け.する ke.suru

Example words for this kanji are being written.

Words that use 化

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