漢字道KANJIDO

4 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 34 strokesRadical
On
カ・ケ
Kun
ば(ける)・ば(かす)
Meaning
change, transform

Origin

ORIGIN

A standing person (亻) and an upside-down person (匕) — a person's form turning around: to change.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

化石・化学・文化
化粧・化身・権化
ばける化ける・お化け
ばかす化かす

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 化学かがく

    chemistry

  • 文化ぶんか

    culture

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

水が こおりに 化けます。

Water changes into ice.

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