Search Terms: *耄*
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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to grow senile, to be childish with age(usually kana)
2.
to be mentally slow, to be befuddled(usually kana)
3.
to play stupid, to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
4.
to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in(only relevant for ほうける)(after -masu stem of verb)
Other readings:
ぼける《惚ける》
、ほうける《呆ける》
、ほうける《惚ける》
、ほうける《耄ける》
、ボケる
noun
1.
dotage
2.
feeble-minded old man, senile old fool, dotard
Other readings:
老い耄れ【おいぼれ】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to become decrepit, to become senile
Other readings:
老い耄れる【おいぼれる】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to become wasted by illness
Other readings:
病み耄ける【やみほうける】