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化ける
ばける bakeru Play N1 Ichidan verb IntransitiveMeanings and examples
別の姿に変わる。また、状態や性質が悪い方向へ変化する。 变成另一种形态；（情况或性质）变坏。 to appear in disguise; to take the form of; to change for the worse
Example 1
猫は化けると言われる。
据说猫会变身。
It is said that cats can change shape.
Example 2
狐が人間に化けて、村へやって来た。
狐狸变成人的模样，来到了村子里。
A fox took the form of a human and came to the village.
Kanji breakdown
化
N3change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
- On reading
- カ、ケ
- Kun reading
- ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
- Radical
- 匕
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N1
かする
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
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