Mojibake - 文字化け is composed of 文字 (moji), which means letter, character, and 化け (bake), from the verb 化ける (bakeru), which means to appear in disguise or to take the form of Literally, it means "character mutation".
This journey is about how imi (meaning) bake'd into moji(characters) and how moji bake'd into jukugo(compounds) and later perhaps even look at how that bake'd into bun(sentences).
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Stories about the ghosts of meaning as they mutate and float around in kanji characters, words and compounds.
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化け話 - BakeBanashi:
意味 imi = 意（feelings, thoughts)+味(flavor, taste)
化け（る）bake(ru) = to change, mutate, take the form of (also implies ghost - in this case, the ghosts of meaning.)
話 hanashi = tale, story.
化け（る）bake(ru) = to change, mutate, take the form of (also implies ghost - in this case, the ghosts of meaning.)
話 hanashi = tale, story.
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