おばけ – Vocabulary details

おばけ

Meanings

Noun

Usually written in kana

1. ghost; apparition

2. goblin; monster; demon

3. something unusually large

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

お

ば

け

Used in: 48

Composed of

お

honorific/polite/humble prefix

ばけ

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

Used in vocabulary (6 in total)

おばけ屋や敷しき

haunted house

おばけやしき

haunted house

おばけの話はなし

spooky tale; ghost story

おばけのはなし

spooky tale; ghost story

ちょうちんおばけ

lantern ghost; demonic lantern

おばけばんぐみ

extremely popular long-running TV show

Examples (2 in total)

この家いえ、おばけが出でるんだって。

This house is said to be haunted.

あの古ふるい家いえには良よくおばけが出でるそうだ。