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化けて出る (ばけてでる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, ichidan verb
appear as a ghost ; return as a spirit
Used when a dead person's spirit appears in the living world, often with a sense of haunting or seeking revenge. The expression is a set phrase combining 化ける (to transform) and 出る (to appear).
や
敷しき
に
は
、
昔むかし
の
主しゅ
人じん
が
化ば
け
て
出で
る
らしい
。
It seems the former master of that mansion appears as a ghost.
Written forms 化ば けて 出で る
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
ばけて 出で る
Kana spelling is sometimes used for clarity or in casual writing.
Kanji 化 change, take the form of, influence Similar words 化ば ける 化ける means to transform or disguise oneself, often into a different form (e.g., a fox turning into a human). 化けて出る specifically refers to a dead person's spirit appearing.
幽ゆう 霊れい 幽霊 is a general noun for a ghost or spirit. 化けて出る is a verb phrase describing the action of a ghost appearing.
Etymology Compound of 化ける (bakeru, 'to transform, take the form of') in its continuative form 化け (bake) + て (te) + 出る (deru, 'to appear, come out'). The expression literally means 'to transform and come out', referring to a spirit taking form and appearing.
