おばけ

ghost, monster

→ 御化け
noun Rare #30,722
ghost, monster A general, often child-friendly word for a ghost or other frightening supernatural being.
JA: この家にはおばけがいる。
EN: There’s a ghost in this house.
Declension of 御化け
お化けおばけ

本当のおばけが出るらしいよ

They say a real ghost shows up.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

悪い子はサイロに閉じこめておばけに魂を抜いてもらうぞってね

They say, “If you’re bad, we’ll lock you in a silo and have a ghost suck your soul out.”

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

私の家におばけが出たのは本当だ。

It’s true that a ghost appeared in my house.

彼らはおばけを見て恐がった。

They were scared when they saw the ghost.

おばけが出るなんてうそだよ

Ghosts showing up? That's just a lie.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

僕、おばけじゃないよ。

I'm not a ghost.