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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

感かん化か

kanka

to influence, to inspire

Example sentences

  1. ジェロの活躍かつやくぶりに感化かんかされ、かつてインド人演歌歌手じんえんかかしゅとして活躍かつやくしていたチャダも再来日さいらいにちし、音楽活動おんがくかつどうを再開さいかいした。

    Chadha who was once an Indian enka singer came to Japan again to resume his music career, inspired by JERO’s success.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 当時とうじ、南宋なんそうでは禅宗ぜんしゅうが繁栄はんえいし、それに大おおいに感化かんかされた。

    The Zen sect flourished in the Southern Sung Dynasty at that time, and he was significantly influenced by that.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. その後上洛ごじょうらくして知恩院ちおんいんに住じゅうし、円山応挙まるやまおうきょに師事しじして写実的画風しゃじつてきがふうの感化かんかを受うけた。

    Meanwhile, he went to Kyoto to live in Chionin Temple, and was inspired by Okyo MARUYAMA about his realistic painting style as his teacher.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 感化

  • 感emotion; feelingOnカン
  • 化change; take the form ofOnカ・ケKunばける・ばかす・ふける

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