Where does “お化け” come from?

お化け (Japanese) comes from Japanese 化ける — transformation, taking the form of; monster;...

お化け (Japanese): apparition, specter, ghost

Definitions

  1. apparition, specter, ghost

Ancestry of “お化け”, step by step

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1Japanese化けるtransformation, taking the form of; monster;...

Words derived from “お化け

Every word from Japanese 化ける
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