Quick answer
化 is the kanji for "Change". Its reading is ば.ける (bakeru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Change
Also : Transform · Enchant
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
4 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 化 represents 'CHANGE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of change.
On-reading: か — remember this sound by associating it with change. Kun-reading: ば.ける.
Example Sentences
変化に柔軟に対応します。
へんかにじゅうなんにたいおうします。
I flexibly respond to change.
デジタル化が進んでいます。
でじたるかがすすんでいます。
Digitalization is advancing.
Vocabulary using 化
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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