化 Change

Radical Combination

• 化

  Change

Meaning

Primary

Change

Alternative

Transform

Mnemonic

The change radical and change kanji are exactly the same. Except this kanji can also mean transform. But that's just another kind of change, isn't it?

Hints

Radicals be like "this isn't even my final form," then proceed to change into an identical kanji with readings and additional meanings you have to learn.

Readings

On’yomi

か, け

Kun’yomi

ば

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Imagine your country's leader taking this spoon and whispering some magic words to it to changeit into a car (か).

Hints

Feel amazed at seeing a spoon transform into a car. Like, really imagine it, otherwise it'll be hard to remember the kanji reading later. If you feel amazed now, you'll always know that spoons changing into cars means the reading is か.