ばける

化 ける

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    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 change shape.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to disguise oneself as

  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to change radically, to metamorphose

  4. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)