化 Kanji for change

N3–N2Grade 34 strokes

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

Kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
On: カ、ケ

化 is the Japanese kanji for change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization. It is written with 4 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける and its on reading is カ、ケ.

Stroke order

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Words with 化

化ばけるto take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into
化かすto change (into), to turn (into), to transform (into)
お化ばけghost, apparition
強きょう化かstrengthening, intensifying, reinforcement
文ぶん化かculture, civilization, civilisation
変へん化かchange, variation, alteration

Practice 化 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.