-ization; -ification; change into
Productive suffix attached to nouns to indicate transformation, conversion, or the process of becoming something. Often corresponds to English -ization or -ification.
この地域の機械化は急速に進んだ。
The mechanization of this region advanced rapidly.
その小説の映画化が決まった。
It has been decided to make a film adaptation of that novel.
The company needs to become more internationalized.
都市の高齢化が進んでいる。
The aging of the city's population is progressing.
The government is aiming to make administration more efficient.
That factory has been completely automated.
的 is an adjectival suffix meaning '-like/-al' (e.g. 個人的 'personal'), while 化 is a verbal suffix meaning '-ization' or 'to become' (e.g. 個人化 'personalization').
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
From Chinese 化 (huà), meaning 'to change' or 'to transform'. Used as a suffix in Sino-Japanese vocabulary.
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