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The kanji 化: meaning, readings and stroke order
化
- Meaning
- change into
- On reading
- カ ka、ケ ke
- Kun reading
- ば（ける） bakeru、ば（かす） bakasu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匕 spoon
- Level
- Level 3 · grade 3
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- biến thành (hóa)
- Japanese
- ちがう ものに かわる。ばける。
- Korean
- 변하다, 되다 (화)
- Chinese
- 变化、变成
Readings, words and example sentences
カ ka · on reading
文化
culture
外国の 文化を 学びます。
I learn about other countries' cultures.
ケ ke · on reading · less common
化身
a god in another form
神の 化身と いわれて います。
People say it is a god in another form.
ば（ける） bakeru · kun reading
化ける
to turn into (by magic)
話の 中で きつねが 人に 化けます。
In the story, a fox turns into a person.
ば（かす） bakasu · kun reading · less common
化かす
to trick (by magic)
たぬきが 人を 化かします。
The raccoon dog plays tricks on people.
Practise writing 化 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 化 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 3 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.