おばけ

Also written お化け, オバケ

Meanings

1. Noun ghost; apparition
2. goblin; monster; demon
3. something unusually large

Example sentences

• 私の家におばけが出たのは本当だ。
  It's true that a ghost appeared at my house.
• 彼らはおばけを見て恐がった。
  They were scared at the sight of the ghost.
• 彼女はおばけでも見たかのような気分だった。
  She felt as if she had seen a ghost.
• お化けなんてこわくないと言っていた貴士だが、誰もいないはずの２階で物音がした途端、すたこらさっさと逃げ出したのだった。
  Takashi said he wasn't afraid of ghosts, but when he heard some sounds from the supposedly empty second floor, he quickly scrambled away.
• お化けって信じる？
  Do you believe in ghosts?

Common phrases

• おばけが出る

Word lists

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