Word · 単語
化ける
Reading ばける
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.)
- 1 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
- 2 to disguise oneself (as)
- 3 to change (into), to transform, to metamorphose
- 4 to change radically (for the better), to transform, to improve dramatically and unexpectedly (e.g. of an actor, sportsperson, stock price), to make a complete turnaround
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例文 · examples
猫は化けると言われる。
It is said that cats can change shape.
sense 1 · to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.)