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Where does “obake” come from?

obake (English) comes from Japanese おばけ — お化け, 御化け goblin, apparition, monster, ghost.

obake (English): A ghost or apparition in Japanese folklore

Definitions

  1. A ghost or apparition in Japanese folklore

Ancestry of “obake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseおばけお化け, 御化け goblin, apparition, monster, ghost
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