This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カ、ケ、ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
Romaji: ka, ke, ba.keru, ba.kasu, fu.keru, ke.suru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

Stroke Diagram

1234

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  89
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-2-2
Korean Reading:  hwa
Chinese Reading:  hua4
Unicode:  5316
JIS:  323D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 21
Nelson Index: 350
New Nelson Index: 580
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a2.6
Four Corner Index: 2121.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 238
Gakken Index: 100
Japanese Names Index: 56
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2572X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0436
Remembering the kanji Index: 1008
Busy People Index: 3.19
Kanji Way Index: 104
Kanji Flashcards Index: 378
Kodansha Compact Index: 55
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 258
Kanji in Context Index: 414
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 12
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 12
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1017
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1083
Essential Kanji Index: 76
Kodansha Kanji Index: 22
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2156
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 163
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 242

Words

()
action of making something; -ification
悪化 (あっか)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
化粧 (けしょう、けわい、けそう)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
化す (かす、けす)
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
化身 (けしん)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
化学 (かがく、ばけがく)
chemistry; chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)
化合 (かごう)
chemical combination
化石 (かせき)
fossil; petrifaction; fossilization; fossilisation
塩化 (えんか)
chloride
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; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
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