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帰化 (きか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

帰き化か

き

か

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

Refers to acquiring citizenship of a country, typically through legal process. Also used for plants or animals becoming established in a new region.

彼かれは日本にほんに帰き化かして、日本にほん国こく籍せきを取しゅ得とくした。
He naturalized in Japan and obtained Japanese citizenship.
この植しょく物

ぶつ

は

日本にほん

に

帰き

化か

し

て

いる

。

This plant has become naturalized in Japan.

Kanji

帰homecoming, arrive at, lead to
化change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

市し民みん権けん
市民権 refers to citizenship rights or status, while 帰化 is the process of naturalization.
国こく籍せき
国籍 means nationality; 帰化 is the act of acquiring a new nationality.

Etymology

From 帰 (return, revert) + 化 (change, transform), literally 'to change and become part of'. The term was adopted in legal contexts to mean naturalization.