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Definition and Synonyms for 化け物
| 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. | 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 | |
| 3. | 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 | |
| 4. | 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 化け物
| » | 化 | change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization |
| » | 物 | thing; object; matter |
Categories 化け物 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. | 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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| 3. | 霊魂 | 人の非肉体的部分 |
| Psyche | the immaterial part of a person | |
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| 4. | 想像の中の生き物 | |
| Imaginary Creature | a creature of the imagination | |
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Sample Sentences for 化け物
8歳未満の子供は前頭葉が発達しきっておらず、そのため現実と空想の区別が付かなくなる場合がある。一部の子どもは、例えば洋服ダンスの中やベッドの下に化け物がいると信じることがあるかもしれない。彼らの一部はまた、夢と現実の区別ができないこともある。
Children below the age of 8 have an underdeveloped frontal lobe that might cause them to be unable to separate reality from fantasy. Some of them might believe that there are monsters in their closet or under the bed for example. They are also sometimes unable to distinguish dreams from reality.
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