お化け

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
御化け

Etymology

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From (o-, general honorific prefix)化け (bake, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()ける (bakeru, to change oneself into)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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() (obake

  1. apparition, specter, ghost
    ()()る。
    Obake ga deru.
    To be haunted.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN