化
change · take the form of · influence · enchant · delude · -ization
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Stroke Order
Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of person fallen and standing. Changing.
Symbolism
Change, chemistry, evolution. Represents transformation of state.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Not fearing change
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
千変万化
せんぺんばんか
innumerable changes; infinite variety; innumerable changes
同化作用
どうかさよう
assimilation; metabolism; anabolism; assimilation
文明開化
ぶんめいかいか
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation); civilization and enlightenment
妖怪変化
ようかいへんげ
monstrous apparition; terrifying creature; incomprehensible horror; monstrous apparition
羽化登仙
うかとうせん
a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air); a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air)
Proverbs & Idioms
化けの皮が剥がれる
ばけのかわがはがれる
The mask comes off
To reveal ones true nature