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Definition and Synonyms for お化け
| 1. | 魑魅 | 頭から離れない経験の心的表象 |
| Spook | a mental representation of some haunting experience | |
| Synonyms: | ガイスト, ゴースト, 亡者, 亡霊, 亡魂, 亡き魂, お化け, 化け物, 妖怪, 妖異, 妖魔, 幻影, 幽霊, 幽鬼, 幽魂, 怪物, 悪霊, 死霊, 物の怪, 生き霊, 神, 霊, 霊, 魂, 魑魅, 魔物 | |
| 2. | 怨霊 | 幽霊のような人影の出現 |
| Apparition | the appearance of a ghostlike figure | |
| Synonyms: | 亡霊, 出現, お化け, 変化, 変化, 妖怪, 妖魔, 幻姿, 幽霊, 怨霊, 魔物 | |
| 3. | 魔もの | 想像上の生き物で、普通は人間や動物の様々な部位からできている |
| Monster | an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts | |
| Synonyms: | モンスター, お化け, 化け物, 化身, 妖怪, 妖異, 妖魔, 巨獣, 幽鬼, 怪物, 怪獣, 怪異, 醜, 鬼, 魑魅, 魔物 | |
| 4. | 変化 | 人間に悪さをする小さく不気味な超自然の生き物 |
| Hob | a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings | |
| Synonyms: | お化け, 化生, 化生, 変化, 変化, 妖精, 魔物 | |
| 5. | 悪霊 | 死者の肉体から離れ、目に見える魂 |
| Ghost | the visible disembodied soul of a dead person | |
| Synonyms: | ゴースト, 亡霊, 亡魂, お化け, 化け物, 幽霊, 幽鬼, 悪霊, 死霊, 物の怪, 神, 霊, 霊, 魂 | |
| 6. | 異類異形 | 明らかに普通でない、あるいは不具である人あるいは動物 |
| Monstrosity | a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed | |
| Synonyms: | モンスター, お化け, 化け物, 変種, 変わり種, 奇形, 怪異, 異類異形 |
Meanings for each kanji in お化け
| » | 化 | change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization |
Categories お化け is a member of
| 1. | 幻影 | 知覚の中にしか存在しないもの |
| Apparition | something existing in perception only | |
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| 2. | 表われ | 視界に入る出来事 |
| Appearance | the event of coming into sight | |
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| 3. | 悪霊 | 害を及ぼしがちな霊 |
| Evil Spirit | a spirit tending to cause harm | |
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| 4. | 突然変異体 | 染色体変化により生じる特性を持つ有機体 |
| Mutation | an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | |
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| 5. | 霊魂 | 人の非肉体的部分 |
| Psyche | the immaterial part of a person | |
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| 6. | 想像の中の生き物 | |
| Imaginary Creature | a creature of the imagination | |
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Sample Sentences for お化け
幽霊は信じない。だがお化け屋敷は怖い。
I don’t believe in ghosts. But I am scared of haunted houses.
お化けなんてこわくないと言っていたタカシだが、誰もいないはずの２階で物音がした途端、すたこらさっさと逃げ出した。
Takashi said he wasn't afraid of ghosts, but when he heard some sounds from the supposedly empty second floor, he quickly scrambled away.
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