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Obake is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Obake in a sentence

Obake meaning

A ghost or apparition in Japanese folklore.

Using Obake

  • The main meaning on this page is: A ghost or apparition in Japanese folklore.
  • In the example corpus, obake often appears in combinations such as: obake karuta.

Context around Obake

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

karuta 1× fact 1× closely 1×

Often after:

karuta 5×

Sentence patterns with Obake

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in fact obake karuta means 1× more closely obake karuta resembles 1× obake karuta is 1× obake karuta obake 1× obake karuta obake karuta monster 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

each card in 1× even more closely 1× obake karuta is 1× obake karuta obake 1×

Common sentence endings:

creating new ones 1× early 19th century 1× or monster cards 1×

Words around Obake

Just before it in the word index:

obajtek 2 obaji 2 obaje 2 obajana 13 obaidullah 4 obaidul 3

Just after it in the word index:

obakpolor 2 obalende 2 obalonye 4 obama 3.487 obamacare 218 obamagate 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Obake

  • In this selection, "obake" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, karuta, fact, closely and karuta stand out and add context to how "obake" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in fact obake karuta means and more closely obake karuta resembles. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "obake" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with obake

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Obake karuta Obake karuta (monster cards), c. early 19th century. (10 words)

Even more closely, obake karuta resembles the Yu-Gi-Oh! (10 words)

Obake karuta is an early example of the common Japanese fascination with classifying monsters and creating new ones. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Each card in the deck features a hiragana syllable and a creature from Japanese mythology ; in fact, obake karuta means ghost cards or monster cards. (25 words)

Obake karuta is an early example of the common Japanese fascination with classifying monsters and creating new ones. (18 words)

Obake karuta Obake karuta (monster cards), c. early 19th century. (10 words)

Exclamation examples

Even more closely, obake karuta resembles the Yu-Gi-Oh! (10 words)

Example sentences (4)

Obake karuta Obake karuta (monster cards), c. early 19th century.

Each card in the deck features a hiragana syllable and a creature from Japanese mythology ; in fact, obake karuta means ghost cards or monster cards.

Even more closely, obake karuta resembles the Yu-Gi-Oh!

Obake karuta is an early example of the common Japanese fascination with classifying monsters and creating new ones.

Common combinations with obake

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "obake" in a sentence?
An example: "Obake karuta Obake karuta (monster cards), c. early 19th century." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "obake" from authentic English texts.
What does "obake" mean?
Obake means: A ghost or apparition in Japanese folklore.
How many example sentences with "obake" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "obake", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.