化 — change, transform
か
化
change
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
abstract
U+5316
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #89
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1083
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- change
- transform
word
か ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
け ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
は ・ば ha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (3)
Compound ideograph (会意). A standing person (亻, from 人) beside 匕 (spoon/inverted person) — one figure transforming into another. Change, transform.