化ける
N1ばける bakeru
- to appear in disguise
- to take the form of
- to change for the worse
ichidan verbintransitive
Chinese meanings
变身;乔装
Examples
- 猫は化けると言われる。It is said that cats can change shape.据说猫会变身。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('c59d6e396d'); // 化ける
{
"id": "c59d6e396d",
"word": "化ける",
"reading": "ばける",
"romaji": "bakeru",
"meanings": [
"to appear in disguise",
"to take the form of",
"to change for the worse"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"v1",
"vi"
],
"jmdict_id": 1186710,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "猫は化けると言われる。",
"furigana": "{猫|ねこ}は{化|ば}けると{言|い}われる。",
"en": "It is said that cats can change shape.",
"tatoeba_id": 121950
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "39159cedcf3eb3bfa3867205dd01d60eee35d3a208c74e57b9ca39a7f04f99fb",
"meanings": [
"变身",
"乔装"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "猫は化けると言われる。",
"zh": "据说猫会变身。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/c59d6e396d",
"JMdict ent_seq 1186710; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "906b4f273f2b7357fd2df493d9c3c420e986b1effd7a60a537689c18ce19bd6f"
}
}