化け物

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a monster, a ghost, a phantom
  • someone of prodigious ability

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 化け (transforming) + Japanese 連用形 (meeting, house, counselor, store, gathering, building)+ Japanese continuative or stem form of verb m + Japanese 化ける bakeru, “take a different form, disguise oneself” + Japanese 物 (thing, things).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

thing, things

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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