Today’s Kanji is “化” (ba-keru); Kanji for “change”.
Handwritten Kanji “化” (ba-keru)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “化”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 化 | カ ケ ば-ける ば-かす | ka ke ba-keru ba-kasu | 4 | 匕 | change |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “化”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 化学 | かがく | kagaku | Chemistry |
| 化粧をする | けしょうをする | keshou wo suru | To put on makeup |
| 化け猫 | ばけねこ | bakeneko | Ghost cat |
化ける（ばける）= to disguise, to transform, to change into, to take the shape of