Definition of ばけ
Words related to ばけ
- (n) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost
私の家におばけが出たのは本当だ。
It's true that a ghost appeared at my house.
- (n) haunted house
お化け屋敷に行くの。夜寝られなくなっちゃうよ。
The haunted house? I won't be able to sleep at night.
- (v1, vi) 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
猫は化けると言われる。
It is said that cats can shape-change. - to disguise oneself as
- to change radically; to metamorphose
- to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- (n) Chiba prefecture (Kantou area)
私は千葉県市民ですが、東京で勤めています。
I am a citizen of Chiba, but work in Tokyo.