Meaning of 化ける in Japanese

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Definition of 化ける

  1. (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.

  2. to disguise oneself as
  3. to change radically; to metamorphose
  4. to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
  1. (v1, vi) to age; to grow old

Sentences containing 化ける

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