強化

See also: 强化

Chinese

strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 
to make into; to change into; ‑ization
to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
 
trad. (強化)
simp. (强化)

Pronunciation


Verb

強化

  1. to strengthen; to fortify
  2. (wine) to fortify (to add spirits to wine to increase the alcohol content)
  3. (food) to fortify (to increase the nutritional value of food by adding ingredients)
    強化豆奶强化豆奶  ―  gài qiánghuà dòunǎi  ―  calcium-fortified soy milk

Synonyms

  • (to strengthen):

Derived terms

  • 強化食品 / 强化食品

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (強化):
  • Japanese: 強化(きょうか) (kyōka)
  • Korean: 강화(強化) (ganghwa)
  • Vietnamese: cường hoá (強化)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From (kyō, strengthen) + (ka, cause to become).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きょーか [kyóꜜòkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ːka̠]

Noun

(きょう)() • (kyōka

  1. strengthening, intensification, buildup, reinforcement, augmenting

Antonyms

Derived terms

Verb

(きょう)()する • (kyōka surusuru (stem (きょう)() (kyōka shi), past (きょう)()した (kyōka shita))

  1. to strengthen

Conjugation