軟化

See also: 软化

Chinese
soft; flexible
 
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

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

Noun

軟化 (hiragana なんか, rōmaji nanka)

  1. softening
  2. weakening

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

Verb

軟化する (intransitive, hiragana なんかする, rōmaji nanka suru)

  1. soften
  2. weaken

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
軟化

Noun

軟化 • (yeonhwa) (hangeul 연화)

  1. Hanja form? of 연화.
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