変装 (へんそう, hensou) Japanese meaning: disguise | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000変装する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 変装する | 変装しない |
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| Polite | 変装します | 変装しません |
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| Past polite | 変装しました | 変装しませんでした |
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| Past | 変装した | 変装しなかった |
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| Te-form | 変装して | 変装しないで |
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| Desire | 変装したい | 変装したくない |
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| Potential | 変装できる | 変装できない |
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| Passive | 変装される | 変装されない |
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| Causative | 変装させる | 変装させない |
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| Causative passive | 変装させられる | 変装させられない |
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| Volitional | 変装しよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 変装しましょう | |
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| Imperative | 変装しろ | 変装するな |
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| Conditional | 変装すれば | 変装しなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 変装したら | 変装しなかったら |
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He infiltrated the party in disguise.
The spy crossed the border in a brilliant disguise.
Usage patterns
〈人〉に変装するto disguise oneself as someone
The police officer disguised himself as a homeless person to catch the criminal.
〈物〉で変装するto disguise oneself using something (e.g. a wig, glasses)
He disguised himself with a wig and sunglasses.
変装を見破るto see through someone's disguise
The detective quickly saw through his disguise.
変装がばれるfor one's disguise to be discovered
His disguise was discovered, and he was caught right away.
N1
変装 means disguising oneself with costume or makeup without truly changing form, while 変身 implies an actual change in shape or identity.
