軟化

See also: 软化

Chinese

soft; flexible
 
to make into; to change into; ‑ization
to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (軟化) 軟 化
simp. (软化) 软 化

Pronunciation


Verb

軟化

  1. to soften; to weaken
  2. to persuade using soft tactics

Synonyms

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軟 化
なん
Grade: S
か
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 軟 (nan, “soft”) + 化 (ka, “become”).

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) なんか [nàńká] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [nã̠ŋka̠]

    Noun

    軟(なん)化(か) • (nanka) 

    1. softening
    2. weakening

    Derived terms

    • 骨軟化症 (kotsunankashō): osteomalacia
    • 脳軟化症 (nōnankashō): softening of the brain

    Verb

    軟(なん)化(か)する • (nanka suru) intransitive suru (stem 軟(なん)化(か)し (nanka shi), past 軟(なん)化(か)した (nanka shita))

    1. soften
    2. weaken

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    軟化

    Noun

    軟化 • (yeonhwa) (hangeul 연화)

    1. Hanja form? of 연화.
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