化 — change, transform
か
化
change
か
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.
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Meanings
- change
- transform
Readings
- On'yomi
- か ka け ke
- Kun'yomi
- ば ba ふ fu
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).
ば ba 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).
Words by frequency and grade
64 wordsEach dot is a word containing 化: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 38 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
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.