<entry id="2353369" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>1186710</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>化ける</keb>
<ke_pri>ichi1</ke_pri>
<ke_pri>news2</ke_pri>
<ke_pri>nf32</ke_pri>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>ばける</reb>
<re_pri>ichi1</re_pri>
<re_pri>news2</re_pri>
<re_pri>nf32</re_pri>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&v1;</pos>
<pos>&vi;</pos>
<gloss>to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.)</gloss>
<gloss>to assume the shape of</gloss>
<gloss>to turn oneself into</gloss>
<gloss>to transform oneself into</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&v1;</pos>
<pos>&vi;</pos>
<gloss>to disguise oneself (as)</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&v1;</pos>
<pos>&vi;</pos>
<gloss>to change (into)</gloss>
<gloss>to transform</gloss>
<gloss>to metamorphose</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&v1;</pos>
<pos>&vi;</pos>
<gloss>to change radically (for the better)</gloss>
<gloss>to transform</gloss>
<gloss>to improve dramatically and unexpectedly (e.g. of an actor, sportsperson, stock price)</gloss>
<gloss>to make a complete turnaround</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2012-02-19 07:17:46" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>huixing</upd_name>
<upd_detl>to change for the worse; to corrupt, i wonder where got this meaning.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -25,2 +25,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;to change for the worse&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;to corrupt&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;dramatically change from inconsequential being&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;become famous from no-name&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-02-19 08:00:50" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>koj, daij, meikyo, gg5</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -19,2 +19,4 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;to appear in disguise&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;to take the form of&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to assume the shape of&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to turn oneself into&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to transform oneself into&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -25,2 +27,12 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;dramatically change from inconsequential being&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;become famous from no-name&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to disguise oneself as&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;/sense&gt;
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;v1;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;vi;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to change radically&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to metamorphose&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;/sense&gt;
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;v1;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;vi;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-02-20 04:05:29" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2025-11-18 13:52:06" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_detl>化粧できれいに化ける</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2025-11-20 03:48:31" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>It could be sense 3, but it's not exactly common.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>きれいに化ける	0
奇麗に化ける	0</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2025-11-30 21:26:52" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Amended senses 3 and 4 so that they align more closely with the kokugos.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>gg5, daij, meikyo</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -27 +27 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;to disguise oneself as&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to disguise oneself (as)&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -32 +32,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;to change radically&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to change (into)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to transform&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -38 +39,4 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to change radically (for the better)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to transform&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to improve dramatically and unexpectedly (e.g. of an actor, sportsperson, stock price)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to make a complete turnaround&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2025-12-02 11:19:40" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>