感化|かんかkanka[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 影響えいきょうを与あたえて考かんがえや行動こうどうを変化へんかさせること。
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