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Kanji: 化

KANJI
4 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
ける
かす
ける
する
 ON 音 
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
人(亻)
Radical name:
ひと(にんべん)
Meaning:
Change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 90 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(ぶんか)
culture
N3
(かがく)
chemistry
N3
(けしょう)
make-up (cosmetic)
N3
(へんか)
change, modification
N2
(きょうか)
strengthen, intensify, reinforce, solidify
N2
(しょうか)
digestion
N1
(あっか)
deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
N1
(かごう)
chemical combination
N1
()する
to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)
N1
(かせき)
fossil, petrifaction, fossilization
N1
(かせん)
synthetic fibres
N1
(ごまか)
to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent
N1
(さんか)
oxidation
N1
(しんか)
evolution, progress
N1
退(たいか)
degeneration, retrogression
N1
()ける
to appear in disguise, to take the form of, to change for the worse
N1
(ぶんかざい)
cultural assets, cultural property
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