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Obake (お化け) and bakemono (化け物) are a class of yōkai, preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore. Literally, the terms mean a thing that changes, referring to a state of transformation or shapeshifting.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| a fox | instance of | the ghost of a deceased human being.A bakemono's true form may be an animal | 0.80 | text |
| a hitotsume-kozō | instance of | Obake derived from household objects are often called tsukumogami.A bakemono usually either disguises itself as a human or appears in a strange or terrifying form | 0.80 | text |
| an ōnyūdō | instance of | Obake derived from household objects are often called tsukumogami.A bakemono usually either disguises itself as a human or appears in a strange or terrifying form | 0.80 | text |
| or a noppera-bō | instance of | Obake derived from household objects are often called tsukumogami.A bakemono usually either disguises itself as a human or appears in a strange or terrifying form | 0.80 | text |
| Obake | related to In Hawaii | Due | 0.60 | section |
| Obake | related to In Hawaii | Hawaiians | 0.60 | section |
| Obake | related to In Hawaii | Japanese | 0.60 | section |
| Obake | related to In Hawaii | Hawaii | 0.60 | section |
| Obake | related to In Hawaii | Some Japanese | 0.60 | section |
| Obake | related to In Hawaii | This | 0.60 | section |
| Obake | related to In Hawaii | Lafcadio Hearn | 0.60 | section |
| Obake | related to In Hawaii | Mujina | 0.60 | section |
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