"化" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

IPA: [ka̠] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), ka [romanization], kwa [romanization], くわ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 化 (MC xwaeH). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=か}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|化}} 化 (MC xwaeH) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|か|hhira=くわ}} 化(か) • (ka) ^(←くわ (kwa)?)
  1. to change; to take the form of
    Sense id: en-化-ja-affix-HROCxGMY
  2. to influence
    Sense id: en-化-ja-affix-1xLcIyJw Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 1 99 0 0 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 92 0 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 96 0 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 96 0 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 84 0 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 96 0 4

Character

  1. Tags: grade-3-kanji, kanji, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-化-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Grade 3 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Derived forms: 化育 (kaiku) (ruby: (), (いく)) (english: evolution, growth), 化学: chemistry (kagaku) (ruby: (), (がく)), 化合 (kagō) (ruby: (), (ごう)) (english: chemical combination), 化生 (kasei) (ruby: (), (せい)) (english: growth, metamorphosis), 化成 (kasei) (ruby: (), (せい)) (english: change, transformation), 化石 (kaseki) (ruby: (), (せき)) (english: fossil, petrifaction), 化繊 (kasen) (ruby: (), (せん)) (english: synthetic fiber), 化膿 (kanō) (ruby: (), (のう)) (english: suppuration, festering), 化粧 (keshō) (ruby: (), (しょう)) (english: makeup, cosmetics), 化身: incarnation (keshin) (ruby: (), (しん)) [Buddhism, religion, lifestyle], 化け物, 化物, 化けもの (bakemono) (ruby: (), (もの), (ばけ), (もの), ()) (english: goblin, apparition), 悪化 (akka) (ruby: (あっ), ()) (english: deterioration, aggravation), 一元化 (ichigenka) (ruby: (いち), (げん), ()) (english: unification, centralization), 液化: liquefaction (ekika) (ruby: (えき), ()), 塩化 (enka) (ruby: (えん), ()) (english: chloride), 欧化 (ōka) (ruby: (おう), ()) (english: Europeanization, westernization), お化け, 御化け (obake) (ruby: (), (), ()) (english: goblin, apparition), 感化 (kanka) (ruby: (かん), ()) (english: influence, inspiration), 帰化: naturalization (kika) (ruby: (), ()), 気化 (kika) (ruby: (), ()) (english: vaporization), 機械化 (kikaika) (ruby: (), (かい), ()) (english: mechanization, computerization), 強化 (kyōka) (ruby: (きょう), ()) (english: strengthen, intensify), 教化 (kyōka) (ruby: (きょう), ()) (english: culture, education), 近代化 (kindaika) (ruby: (きん), (だい), ()) (english: modernization), 具体化 (gutaika) (ruby: (), (たい), ()) (english: embodiment), 激化, 激化 (gekika) (ruby: (げき), (), 激化(げっか)) (english: intensification, aggravation), 硬化: hardening (kōka), sclerosis, 合理化 (gōrika) (ruby: (ごう), (), ()) (english: rationalization), 固化: solidification (koka) (ruby: (), ()), 国際化: internationalization (kokusaika) (ruby: (こく), (さい), ()), 誤魔化す (gomakasu) (ruby: (), (), ()) (english: deceive, falsify), 権化 (gonge) (ruby: (ごん), ()) (english: incarnation, avatar), 酸化 (sanka) (ruby: (さん), ()) (english: oxidation), 自動化 (jidōka) (ruby: (), (どう), ()) (english: automation), 自由化: liberalization (jiyūka) (ruby: (), (ゆう), ()), 消化: digestion (shōka) (ruby: (しょう), ()), 浄化 (jōka) (ruby: (じょう), ()) (english: purification, cleanup), 情報化: informatization (jōhōka) (ruby: (じょう), (ほう), ()), 進化 (shinka) (ruby: (しん), ()) (english: evolution, progress), 深刻化 (shinkokuka) (ruby: (しん), (こく), ()) (english: becoming more serious), 正常化: normalization (seijōka) (ruby: (せい), (じょう), ()), 造化 (zōka) (ruby: (ぞう), ()) (english: the Creator, the Universe), 多様化 (tayōka) (ruby: (), (よう), ()) (english: diversification), 電化: electrification (denka) (ruby: (でん), ()), 同化 (dōka) (ruby: (どう), ()) (english: assimilation, absorption), 鈍化 (donka) (ruby: (どん), ()) (english: becoming dull), 軟化 (nanka) (ruby: (なん), ()) (english: softening, mollification), 砒化: arsenication (hika) (ruby: (), ()), 美化 (bika) (ruby: (), ()) (english: beautification, glorification), 文化 (bunka) (ruby: (ぶん), ()) (english: culture, civilization), 分化 (bunka) (ruby: (ぶん), ()) (english: specialization), 変化 (henka) (ruby: (へん), ()) (english: change, variation), 変化 (henge) (ruby: (へん), ()) (english: goblin, ghost), 本格化: regularization (honkakuka) (ruby: (ほん), (かく), ()), 民営化: privatization (min'eika) (ruby: (みん), (えい), ()), 明文化 (meibunka) (ruby: (めい), (ぶん), ()) (english: stipulate), 硫化: sulfuration (ryūka) (ruby: (りゅう), ()), 緑化 (ryokka) (ruby: (りょっ), ()) (english: tree planting), 劣化 (rekka) (ruby: (れっ), ()) (english: deterioration, degradation), 老化 (rōka) (ruby: (ろう), ()) (english: aging, senile deterioration), グローバル化: globalization (gurōbaru-ka) (ruby: ()), コンピュータ化: computerization (konpyūta-ka) (ruby: ())

Suffix

IPA: [ka̠] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), -ka [romanization], kwa [romanization], くわ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 化 (MC xwaeH). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=か}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|化}} 化 (MC xwaeH) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|か|hhira=くわ}} 化(か) • (-ka) ^(←くわ (kwa)?)
  1. -ization, -ification; action of making something that way Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-化-ja-suffix-kCQ05fS2

Download JSON data for 化 meaning in Japanese (10.9kB)

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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Grade 3 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "evolution, growth",
          "roman": "kaiku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "育",
              "いく"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化育"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kagaku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "がく"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化学: chemistry"
        },
        {
          "english": "chemical combination",
          "roman": "kagō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "合",
              "ごう"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化合"
        },
        {
          "english": "growth, metamorphosis",
          "roman": "kasei",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "せい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化生"
        },
        {
          "english": "change, transformation",
          "roman": "kasei",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "成",
              "せい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化成"
        },
        {
          "english": "fossil, petrifaction",
          "roman": "kaseki",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "石",
              "せき"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化石"
        },
        {
          "english": "synthetic fiber",
          "roman": "kasen",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "繊",
              "せん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化繊"
        },
        {
          "english": "suppuration, festering",
          "roman": "kanō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "膿",
              "のう"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化膿"
        },
        {
          "english": "makeup, cosmetics",
          "roman": "keshō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "け"
            ],
            [
              "粧",
              "しょう"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化粧"
        },
        {
          "roman": "keshin",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "け"
            ],
            [
              "身",
              "しん"
            ]
          ],
          "topics": [
            "Buddhism",
            "religion",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "化身: incarnation"
        },
        {
          "english": "goblin, apparition",
          "roman": "bakemono",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "ば"
            ],
            [
              "物",
              "もの"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "ばけ"
            ],
            [
              "物",
              "もの"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "ば"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "化け物, 化物, 化けもの"
        },
        {
          "english": "deterioration, aggravation",
          "roman": "akka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "悪",
              "あっ"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "悪化"
        },
        {
          "english": "unification, centralization",
          "roman": "ichigenka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "一",
              "いち"
            ],
            [
              "元",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "一元化"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ekika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "液",
              "えき"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "液化: liquefaction"
        },
        {
          "english": "chloride",
          "roman": "enka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "塩",
              "えん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "塩化"
        },
        {
          "english": "Europeanization, westernization",
          "roman": "ōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "欧",
              "おう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "欧化"
        },
        {
          "english": "goblin, apparition",
          "roman": "obake",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "化",
              "ば"
            ],
            [
              "御",
              "お"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "ば"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "お化け, 御化け"
        },
        {
          "english": "influence, inspiration",
          "roman": "kanka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "感",
              "かん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "感化"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "帰",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "帰化: naturalization"
        },
        {
          "english": "vaporization",
          "roman": "kika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "気",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "気化"
        },
        {
          "english": "mechanization, computerization",
          "roman": "kikaika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "機",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "械",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "機械化"
        },
        {
          "english": "strengthen, intensify",
          "roman": "kyōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "強",
              "きょう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "強化"
        },
        {
          "english": "culture, education",
          "roman": "kyōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "教",
              "きょう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "教化"
        },
        {
          "english": "modernization",
          "roman": "kindaika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "近",
              "きん"
            ],
            [
              "代",
              "だい"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "近代化"
        },
        {
          "english": "embodiment",
          "roman": "gutaika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "具",
              "ぐ"
            ],
            [
              "体",
              "たい"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "具体化"
        },
        {
          "english": "intensification, aggravation",
          "roman": "gekika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "激",
              "げき"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "激化",
              "げっか"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "激化, 激化"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kōka",
          "word": "硬化: hardening"
        },
        {
          "word": "sclerosis"
        },
        {
          "english": "rationalization",
          "roman": "gōrika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "合",
              "ごう"
            ],
            [
              "理",
              "り"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "合理化"
        },
        {
          "roman": "koka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "固",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "固化: solidification"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kokusaika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "国",
              "こく"
            ],
            [
              "際",
              "さい"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "国際化: internationalization"
        },
        {
          "english": "deceive, falsify",
          "roman": "gomakasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "誤",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "魔",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "誤魔化す"
        },
        {
          "english": "incarnation, avatar",
          "roman": "gonge",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "権",
              "ごん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "げ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "権化"
        },
        {
          "english": "oxidation",
          "roman": "sanka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "酸",
              "さん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "酸化"
        },
        {
          "english": "automation",
          "roman": "jidōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "動",
              "どう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "自動化"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiyūka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "由",
              "ゆう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "自由化: liberalization"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "消",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "消化: digestion"
        },
        {
          "english": "purification, cleanup",
          "roman": "jōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "浄",
              "じょう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "浄化"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jōhōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "情",
              "じょう"
            ],
            [
              "報",
              "ほう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "情報化: informatization"
        },
        {
          "english": "evolution, progress",
          "roman": "shinka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "進",
              "しん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "進化"
        },
        {
          "english": "becoming more serious",
          "roman": "shinkokuka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "深",
              "しん"
            ],
            [
              "刻",
              "こく"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "深刻化"
        },
        {
          "roman": "seijōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "正",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "常",
              "じょう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "正常化: normalization"
        },
        {
          "english": "the Creator, the Universe",
          "roman": "zōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "造",
              "ぞう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "造化"
        },
        {
          "english": "diversification",
          "roman": "tayōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "多",
              "た"
            ],
            [
              "様",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "多様化"
        },
        {
          "roman": "denka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "電",
              "でん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "電化: electrification"
        },
        {
          "english": "assimilation, absorption",
          "roman": "dōka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "同",
              "どう"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "同化"
        },
        {
          "english": "becoming dull",
          "roman": "donka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "鈍",
              "どん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "鈍化"
        },
        {
          "english": "softening, mollification",
          "roman": "nanka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "軟",
              "なん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "軟化"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "砒",
              "ひ"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "砒化: arsenication"
        },
        {
          "english": "beautification, glorification",
          "roman": "bika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "美",
              "び"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "美化"
        },
        {
          "english": "culture, civilization",
          "roman": "bunka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "文",
              "ぶん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "文化"
        },
        {
          "english": "specialization",
          "roman": "bunka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "分",
              "ぶん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "分化"
        },
        {
          "english": "change, variation",
          "roman": "henka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "変",
              "へん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "変化"
        },
        {
          "english": "goblin, ghost",
          "roman": "henge",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "変",
              "へん"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "げ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "変化"
        },
        {
          "roman": "honkakuka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "本",
              "ほん"
            ],
            [
              "格",
              "かく"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "本格化: regularization"
        },
        {
          "roman": "min'eika",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "民",
              "みん"
            ],
            [
              "営",
              "えい"
            ],
            [
              "化",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "民営化: privatization"
        },
        {
          "english": "stipulate",
          "roman": "meibunka",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "明",
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              "か"
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      "ruby": [
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          "か"
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          "ごう"
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      "roman": "kasei",
      "ruby": [
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          "か"
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    {
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      "roman": "kasei",
      "ruby": [
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          "か"
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          "せい"
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      "roman": "kaseki",
      "ruby": [
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          "か"
        ],
        [
          "石",
          "せき"
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      "word": "化石"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kasen",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "繊",
          "せん"
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      "word": "化繊"
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    {
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      "roman": "kanō",
      "ruby": [
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          "か"
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          "のう"
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    {
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      "roman": "keshō",
      "ruby": [
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          "しょう"
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    {
      "roman": "keshin",
      "ruby": [
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          "け"
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          "身",
          "しん"
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      "ruby": [
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          "ば"
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        [
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          "もの"
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        [
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          "ばけ"
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        [
          "物",
          "もの"
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    {
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      "roman": "akka",
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          "か"
        ]
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    {
      "english": "unification, centralization",
      "roman": "ichigenka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いち"
        ],
        [
          "元",
          "げん"
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          "か"
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    {
      "roman": "ekika",
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          "か"
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    {
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          "おう"
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          "か"
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        [
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          "か"
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      "roman": "kika",
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          "きょう"
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          "か"
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      "roman": "kindaika",
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        [
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          "きん"
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        [
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          "だい"
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          "か"
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    {
      "english": "embodiment",
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        [
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          "たい"
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      "roman": "gekika",
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          "か"
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    {
      "word": "sclerosis"
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    {
      "english": "rationalization",
      "roman": "gōrika",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "合",
          "ごう"
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        [
          "理",
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          "か"
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      "word": "合理化"
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    {
      "roman": "koka",
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          "か"
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      "word": "固化: solidification"
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    {
      "roman": "kokusaika",
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          "こく"
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        [
          "際",
          "さい"
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          "か"
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    {
      "english": "deceive, falsify",
      "roman": "gomakasu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "誤",
          "ご"
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        [
          "魔",
          "ま"
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        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "english": "incarnation, avatar",
      "roman": "gonge",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "権",
          "ごん"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "げ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "権化"
    },
    {
      "english": "oxidation",
      "roman": "sanka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "酸",
          "さん"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "酸化"
    },
    {
      "english": "automation",
      "roman": "jidōka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "自",
          "じ"
        ],
        [
          "動",
          "どう"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "自動化"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiyūka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "自",
          "じ"
        ],
        [
          "由",
          "ゆう"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "自由化: liberalization"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shōka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "消化: digestion"
    },
    {
      "english": "purification, cleanup",
      "roman": "jōka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "浄",
          "じょう"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "浄化"
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    {
      "roman": "jōhōka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "情",
          "じょう"
        ],
        [
          "報",
          "ほう"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "情報化: informatization"
    },
    {
      "english": "evolution, progress",
      "roman": "shinka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "進",
          "しん"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "進化"
    },
    {
      "english": "becoming more serious",
      "roman": "shinkokuka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "深",
          "しん"
        ],
        [
          "刻",
          "こく"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "深刻化"
    },
    {
      "roman": "seijōka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "正",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "常",
          "じょう"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "正常化: normalization"
    },
    {
      "english": "the Creator, the Universe",
      "roman": "zōka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "造",
          "ぞう"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "造化"
    },
    {
      "english": "diversification",
      "roman": "tayōka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "多",
          "た"
        ],
        [
          "様",
          "よう"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "多様化"
    },
    {
      "roman": "denka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "電",
          "でん"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "電化: electrification"
    },
    {
      "english": "assimilation, absorption",
      "roman": "dōka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "同",
          "どう"
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        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
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      "word": "同化"
    },
    {
      "english": "becoming dull",
      "roman": "donka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "鈍",
          "どん"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "鈍化"
    },
    {
      "english": "softening, mollification",
      "roman": "nanka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "軟",
          "なん"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "軟化"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hika",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "砒",
          "ひ"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "beautification, glorification",
      "roman": "bika",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "美",
          "び"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "美化"
    },
    {
      "english": "culture, civilization",
      "roman": "bunka",
      "ruby": [
        [
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          "ぶん"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "文化"
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    {
      "english": "specialization",
      "roman": "bunka",
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        [
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.