Word Meaning 化ける
ばける
bakeru
化ける is read as ばける (bakeru) and means to disguise oneself as.
Meaning
English
- to disguise oneself as
- to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- to change radically
- to metamorphose
- 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
Reading
Kana
ばける
Romaji
bakeru