# 化 transform

(personleft) + (heel)
★★★★☆
4 strokes
SUF
You'll often see 化 as a suffix, meaning "xxx - ization." For instance, 機械化(きかいか）means "the mechanization of society. The industrial revolution." Most of these words are not worth learning, but there's a LOT of them, so at least learn the suffix meaning.

## Onyomi

KA | The CAR transforms into Optimus Prime. OK, I know he's supposed to be a truck or whatever, but I never liked that show anyway. I was fucking with Papa Smurf and Raydeen and shit.

## Mnemonic

| The witch transformed that person into a giant heel.

## Kunyomi

( が/に ) ば＊ける | transform - this is ONLY used in the context of a person changing to a ghost, or a curse transforming a person into a werewolf. In other words, it is not used that often. ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

変化(へんか) する | transformation, change ★★★★★ 変 (change) + 化 (transform) = 変化 (transformation, change)
文化(ぶんか) | culture ★★★★★ 文 (culture/ sentence) + 化 (transform) = 文化 (culture)
進化(しんか) | evolution ★★☆☆☆ 進 (progress) + 化 (transform) = 進化 (evolution)
機械化(きかいか) | mechanization ★☆☆☆☆ 機械 (machine) + 化 (transform) = 機械化 (mechanization ) the mechanization of a society or of an industry.

## Used In

- 花
- 靴
- 傾
- 貨

## Synonyms

become 成る 化す
feeble 軟弱 よわい か細い 衰弱 枯れる 衰 悪化する 廃れる
stiffen 硬くなる 固める 硬直する 硬化