Kanji: 化

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	人(亻) Radical name: ひと（にんべん）
Meaning:	Change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 90 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	文化(ぶんか)	culture
N3	化学(かがく)	chemistry
N3	化粧(けしょう)	make-up (cosmetic)
N3	変化(へんか)	change, modification
N2	強化(きょうか)	strengthen, intensify, reinforce, solidify
N2	消化(しょうか)	digestion
N1	悪化(あっか)	deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
N1	化合(かごう)	chemical combination
N1	化(か)する	to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)
N1	化石(かせき)	fossil, petrifaction, fossilization
N1	化繊(かせん)	synthetic fibres
N1	誤魔化(ごまか)す	to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent
N1	酸化(さんか)	oxidation
N1	進化(しんか)	evolution, progress
N1	退化(たいか)	degeneration, retrogression
N1	化(ば)ける	to appear in disguise, to take the form of, to change for the worse
N1	文化財(ぶんかざい)	cultural assets, cultural property