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化ける (ばける): to disguise, to take the form of — Japanese vocabulary

化ける is read ばける and means "to disguise, to take the form of". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

化ける

Reading
ばける · bakeru
Translation
to disguise, to take the form of
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ばけるが

Example

猫は化けると言われる。

ねこはばけるといわれる。

It is said that cats can change shape.

Kanji in this word

  • 化 — change, transform

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