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化

化: change

change; -ize; transform
4 strokesElementary · Grade 3 (8級)in 172 words here

Readings

On
カ・ケ
Kun
ばける・ばかす・ふける・けする

か in compounds: 文化(ぶんか), 変化(へんか), 化学(かがく). け in 化粧(けしょう) and お化け(おばけ) "ghost".

Stroke order · 4 strokes

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Key words

文化ぶんかculture
変化へんかchange
化学かがくchemistry
お化けおばけghost; monster
化粧けしょうmakeup

Example sentences

I want to learn more about Japanese culture.

On Halloween night, the children dressed up as ghosts.

Before going out, I put on makeup in front of the mirror.

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