| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2572X | Morohashi |
| 21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.0 | Four corner code |
| 2421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5316 | Unicode hex code |
cosmetics, adorn (one's person)
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1545 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 粧鏡 【ショウキョウ】 bathroom mirror, make-up mirror
- 戦化粧 【イクサゲショウ】 warpaint
- 夕化粧 【ユウゲショウ】 evening makeup
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- maquillarse
- arreglarse
- embellecerse
Portuguese
- cosméticos
- enfeitar-se
French
- cosmétique
- se maquiller
| 1406 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1218 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3475 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1595 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1699 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1815 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1284 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1499 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1703 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 909 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1232 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 932 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26945 | Morohashi |
| 1345 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4400 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 923 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 991 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1575 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 9091.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7ca7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
420 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 落語 【ラクゴ】 rakugo, traditional Japanese comic storytelling, comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
- 落書き 【ラクガキ】 scrawl, scribble, graffiti, doodle
- 崩落 【ホウラク】 collapse, break, cave-in, crash, market decline, market crash
- 当落 【トウラク】 result (of an election), success or defeat (in an election), winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 落ちる 【おちる】 to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down, to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriorate, to abate (of wind), to be inferior (to), to be not as good (as), to fall short (of), to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.), to come out (of a stain), to fade (of colour), to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.), to disappear (of excess fat), to become thinner, to become leaner, to be left out, to be omitted, to be missing, to fail (an exam), to lose (a contest, election, etc.), to be unsuccessful, to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low), to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell), to fall (in love, asleep, etc.), to fall (into someone's hands), to be accepted (of a bid), to be won (of a tender), to be honoured (of a bill), to fall into (a trap), to fall for (a trick), to give in, to confess, to own up, to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.), to arrive at (in the end), to leave (a city, castle, etc.), to (be defeated and) flee, to sink in, to be accepted (in one's heart), to fall (to the enemy), to be defeated, to come in (of money), to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.), to pass out (in judo), to fall unconscious, to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash, to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline, to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather), to die (of an animal)
- 落ち 【おち】 slip, omission, upshot, denouement, outcome, final result, punch line (of a joke)
- 落ち込む 【おちこむ】 to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed, to be in low spirits, to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.), to be in an unfavourable condition, to fall into (e.g. a hole)
- 付け落ち 【つけおち】 omission in a bill
- 鳩尾 【みぞおち】 pit of the stomach, solar plexus, place where water falls
- 落とす 【おとす】 to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind, to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape, to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election), to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances, to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with, to download, to copy from a computer to another medium, to make someone swoon (judo), to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line), to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting), to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おち
- Korean:
- rag
Spanish
- caer
- ser inferior
- ser omitido
- suspender
- caerse
- dejar caer
- perder
Portuguese
- cair
- gotejar
- descer
French
- tomber
- chute
- perdre
| 330 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 431 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 408 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 393 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4003 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 557 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 869 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1733 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 839 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 858 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 280 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 664 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2019 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31362P | Morohashi |
| 2318 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 299 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 320 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 327 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 414 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4416.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 843d | Unicode hex code |