単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#10,429 most used

化ける

ばける2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to turn oneself into

ITS KANJI

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IN A SENTENCE

It is said that cats can change shape.

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MEANINGS

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

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to disguise oneself as

ichidan verb · intransitive

3

to change radically; to metamorphose

ichidan verb · intransitive

4

to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

ichidan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#10,429 most used

Written化ける only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium