歸化

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 歸化. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 歸化, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 歸化 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 歸化 you have here. The definition of the word 歸化 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of歸化, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

to go back; to return
to make into; to change into; ‑ization
to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
 
trad. (歸化) 歸 化
simp. (归化) 归 化
Wikipedia has an article on:

Pronunciation

Verb

歸化

  1. to surrender and pay allegiance to
  2. to assimilate
  3. (of a foreigner) to naturalize; to be admitted to the citizenship of another country
  4. (translation studies) to domesticate
    趙元任譯的《阿麗思漫遊奇境記》屬於「歸化翻譯」。 [MSC, trad.]
    赵元任译的《阿丽思漫游奇境记》属于「归化翻译」。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhào Yuánrèn yì de “Ālìsī Mànyóu Qíjìngjì” shǔyú “guīhuà fānyì”.
    Chao Yuen Ren's translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a domesticated translation.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “domesticate”): 異化／异化 (yìhuà)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (歸化):
  • → Japanese: 帰化(きか) (kika)
  • → Korean: 귀화(歸化) (gwihwa)

Proper noun

歸化

  1. (～城) Guihua (one of the two towns that merged to form Guisui, or modern Hohhot in Inner Mongolia)
  2. (～縣) Old name for 明溪 (Míngxī, “Mingxi County, Fujian”).

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歸 化
き
Hyōgai 		か
Grade: 3
on'yomi kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 歸化 – see the following entry.
【帰化きか】
the process of taking citizenship in a foreign country; naturalization
to naturalize
(This term, 歸化, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
歸化

Noun

歸化 • (gwihwa) (hangeul 귀화)

  1. hanja form? of 귀화 (“naturalization”)
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia