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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

化ばける

N1
ばける bakeru
  1. to appear in disguise
  2. to take the form of
  3. to change for the worse
ichidan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

变身;乔装

Examples

  • 猫ねこは化ばけると言いわれる。
    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"
  }
}