Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 化か する to become -ized; to turn into X
The company needs to become more internationalized.
〈 物もの 〉 化か が 進すす む the process of -ization progresses
The aging of the city's population is progressing.
〈 物もの 〉 化か を 図はか る to aim for -ization
The government is aiming to make administration more efficient.
〈 物もの 〉 化か される to be -ized (passive)
That factory has been completely automated.
Expressions 時じ 雨う の 化か benevolent rule of a gracious sovereign Kanji 化 change, take the form of, influence Word family· 646 culture; civilization · Bunka era (1804–1818)
change; variation; transformation · variety; diversity · inflection; conjugation; declension · henka; evasive sidestep at the start of a sumo bout
strengthening; reinforcement; enhancement · reinforcement (psychology)
evolution · evolution; progress; development; advancement
chemistry
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deterioration; degradation; worsening · aging (visible); losing attractiveness (with age)
oxidation; oxidization
change into; turn into; transform into · influence; affect
purification; cleansing · cleanup; purge
fossil · fossilization; petrification
carbohydrate
chemical combination; combine chemically
incubation; hatching
aging; senile deterioration
electrification
hardening; stiffening; solidifying · hardening (of attitude); stiffening; toughening · upturn (in the market); firming up
naturalization
intensification; escalation; aggravation
declining birth rate; decrease in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
assimilation; absorption · adaptation · assimilation (biology); anabolism · assimilation (phonology)
unification; integration
beautification; glorification; idealization
degeneration; atrophy; retrogression · regression; deterioration; degeneration
differentiation; specialization
change into; turn into; transform into; become · influence; affect; change
chloridation; salification · chloride
weathering · fading of memories; becoming forgotten · efflorescence
influence; inspiration
vaporization; evaporation
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Etymology From Chinese 化 (huà), meaning 'to change' or 'to transform'. Used as a suffix in Sino-Japanese vocabulary.
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