-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.
The mechanization of this region advanced rapidly.
The company needs to become more internationalized.
It has been decided to make a film adaptation of that novel.
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.
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