化かす・魅す|ばかすbakasu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

Which spelling to use
化かす化かす(ばかす) is the most common written form and the one beginners should normally choose when writing this word.
魅す魅す(ばかす) is rarely used; you may encounter it as an alternative written form, but it is not the usual choice for learners.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
Conjugation
Dictionary form化かす(ばかす)
Polite (masu)化かします(ばかします)
Negative (nai)化かさない(ばかさない)
polite (masen)化かしません(ばかしません)
classical zu / nu化かさず・化かさぬ(ばかさず・ばかさぬ)
Past (ta)化かした(ばかした)
polite (mashita)化かしました(ばかしました)
Past negative (nakatta)化かさなかった(ばかさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)化かしませんでした(ばかしませんでした)
Te form化かして(ばかして)
Potential化かせる(ばかせる)
Passive化かされる(ばかされる)
Causative化かさせる(ばかさせる)
Causative passive化かさせられる(ばかさせられる)
Conditional (ba)化かせば(ばかせば)
tara化かしたら(ばかしたら)
Volitional化かそう(ばかそう)
polite (mashou)化かしましょう(ばかしましょう)
Imperative化かせ(ばかせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
transitive化かすばかす⇄intransitive化けるばける
狐きつねが美女びじょに化ばける
狐きつねが人ひとを化ばかす
化ける emphasizes the subject’s own transformation into a different form, while 化かす emphasizes the act of deceiving or bewitching another entity.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 人ひとの心こころを迷まよわせ正常せいじょうな判断はんだんをできなくさせる。
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