化

音読おんよみ: カ・ケ

訓読くんよみ:ける・ばかす

画数かくすう: 4 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 亻(にんべん)

Meaning

change, transform, take the form of


  • — transformation
  • 文化ぶんか — culture
  • 変化へんか — change
  • 化学かがく — chemistry
  • 進化しんか — evolution
  • もの — monster, ghost

is a compound of (person) and (variant form of person). It originally depicted a person turning around — symbolizing transformation or change. This character evolved to represent the act of becoming something else, or changing form.

天気てんききゅう変化へんかした。
The weather changed suddenly.

このくに文化ぶんかまなびたい。
I want to learn about this country's culture.

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