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化

Level I of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 87 / 2,608

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On’yomi
か、け
Kun’yomi
ば
Radical
匕 Spoon (Kangxi 21)
School grade
3
Strokes
4

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 持 (Hold), less common than 所 (Place).

A cook swallows something twitching in a vat.

In words

化ける ばける to appear in disguise;to take the form of;to change for the worseN1
化する かする to change into;to convert into;to transform;to be reduced;to influence;to improve (someone)N1
文化 ぶんか cultureN4

化 is rank 87 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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