化 Kanji – change
The Japanese kanji 化 can mean change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization.
Meaning and Readings
How is 化 read?
化 has the onyomi readings カ, ケ and the kunyomi readings ばける, ばかす, ふける, けする.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ka, ke, bakeru, bakasu, fukeru, kesuru.
Common Japanese Words Using 化
These common Japanese words contain 化. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お化け（おばけ） — ghost, apparition
- 悪化（あっか） — deterioration, getting worse, worsening, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
- 一元化（いちげんか） — unification, centralization, centralisation
- 一酸化炭素（いっさんかたんそ） — carbon monoxide
- 液化（えきか） — liquefaction
- 塩化（えんか） — chloridation, salification
- 化ける（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, to transform oneself into
- 化学（かがく） — chemistry
- 化学肥料（かがくひりょう） — chemical fertilizer, chemical fertiliser
- 化学兵器（かがくへいき） — chemical weapon