感化|かんかkanka[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbinfluence (on someone); inspiration
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 感化する(かんかする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 感化します(かんかします) |
| Negative (nai) | 感化しない(かんかしない) |
| polite (masen) | 感化しません(かんかしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 感化せず・感化せぬ(かんかせず・かんかせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 感化した(かんかした) |
| polite (mashita) | 感化しました(かんかしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 感化しなかった(かんかしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 感化しませんでした(かんかしませんでした) |
| Te form | 感化して(かんかして) |
| Potential | 感化できる(かんかできる) |
| Passive | 感化される(かんかされる) |
| Causative | 感化させる(かんかさせる) |
| Causative passive | 感化させられる(かんかさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 感化すれば(かんかすれば) |
| tara | 感化したら(かんかしたら) |
| Volitional | 感化しよう(かんかしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 感化しましょう(かんかしましょう) |
| Imperative | 感化しろ(かんかしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym影響えいきょうNeutralThe all-purpose word for effects and influence, good or bad, as in 「台風の影響」; 感化 focuses on a person's thinking or behavior actually changing.
- SynonymインフルエンスNeutralA loanword for influence or clout, seen mostly online in 「インフルエンサー」; rarely used on its own.
- Synonym薫染くんせんWrittenWritten, archaic term for being steeped in good influence; closest in sense to 感化 but very rare.
- Related働きかけるはたらきかけるNeutralA verb for deliberately working on or lobbying someone, as in 「政府に働きかける」; stresses intentional action rather than gradual shaping.
- Related左右さゆうNeutralMeans to sway or control an outcome, as in 「運命を左右する」; it does not involve shaping a person's mind or character.
- Related動かすうごかすNeutralTo move or stir someone, as in 「心を動かす」; suggests a momentary emotional touch, not long-term shaping of character.
- Related響くひびくNeutralSaid of words that strike home, as in 「心に響く言葉」; also used for an influence spreading or rippling outward.
For general influence use 「影響」. 「感化」 means a person, work, or idea changing someone's thinking or behavior, good or bad, as in 「映画に感化される」. 「働きかける」 is active lobbying, 「左右」 controlling outcomes, 「動かす」 a momentary emotional pull, 「響く」 words that strike home.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


