transform

(personleft) + (heel)
★★★★☆
4 strokes
SUF
You'll often see 化 as a suffix, meaning "xxx - ization." For instance, 機械化(きかいか)means "the mechanization of society. The industrial revolution." Most of these words are not worth learning, but there's a LOT of them, so at least learn the suffix meaning.

Onyomi

KA

The CAR transforms into Optimus Prime.

OK, I know he's supposed to be a truck or whatever, but I never liked that show anyway. I was fucking with Papa Smurf and Raydeen and shit.

Mnemonic

The witch transformed that person into a giant heel.

Kunyomi

( が/に ) ば*ける transform - this is ONLY used in the context of a person changing to a ghost, or a curse transforming a person into a werewolf. In other words, it is not used that often.
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

変化(へんか) する

transformation, change ★★★★★
(change) + (transform) = 変化 (transformation, change)

文化(ぶんか)

culture ★★★★★
(culture/ sentence) + (transform) = 文化 (culture)

進化(しんか)

evolution ★★☆☆☆
(progress) + (transform) = 進化 (evolution)

機械化(きかいか)

mechanization ★☆☆☆☆
(machine) + (transform) = 機械化 (mechanization )

the mechanization of a society or of an industry.

Used In

Synonyms

become
成る    化す   
feeble
軟弱    よわい か細い    衰弱    枯れる    衰    悪化する    廃れる   
stiffen
硬くなる    固める    硬直する    硬化