noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
shapeshifting; transformation of a supernatural being
Refers to the ability of animals, spirits, or monsters to change their form, often in folklore. Can also refer to the transformed creature itself (goblin, ghost, apparition).
狐は人に変化するといわれている。
Foxes are said to shapeshift into humans.
その妖怪は美しい女性に変化
The monster transformed into a beautiful woman.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Used for a person or thing that perfectly represents an abstract quality, similar to 権化. Often in the pattern ～の変化.
See also: 権化
彼はまるで悪魔の変化のような男だ。
He is a man who seems like the very incarnation of a demon.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
General change of form, less common than へんか (変化) for ordinary changes. Often used in literary or technical contexts.
幼虫が成虫に変化する過程を観察した。
We observed the process of the larva transforming into an adult.