I Love Kanji化ける (bakeru)
化ける (ばける, bakeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ばける
- Romaji
- bakeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- 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 · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to disguise oneself (as) · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to change (into); to transform; to metamorphose · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to change radically (for the better); to transform; to improve dramatically and unexpectedly (e.g. of an actor, sportsperson, stock price); to make a complete turnaround · ichidan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 化ける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 化ける | ばける bakeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 化けます | ばけます bakemasu |
| Negative | 化けない | ばけない bakenai |
| Polite negative | 化けません | ばけません bakemasen |
| Past | 化けた | ばけた baketa |
| Polite past | 化けました | ばけました bakemashita |
| Negative past | 化けなかった | ばけなかった bakenakatta |
| Te-form | 化けて | ばけて bakete |
| Potential | 化けられる | ばけられる bakerareru |
| Passive | 化けられる | ばけられる bakerareru |
| Causative | 化けさせる | ばけさせる bakesaseru |
| Volitional | 化けよう | ばけよう bakeyou |
| Imperative | 化けろ | ばけろ bakero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 化ければ | ばければ bakereba |
Kanji in 化ける
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 化ける.
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Source: JMdict entry 1186710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.