Search Terms: ぼけ*
Dictionary results(showing 14 results)
noun
1.
fool, idiot(usually kana)
2.
dotage, senility, dementia(colloquialism)
suffix
3.
touched in the head (from), out of it (from), feeling sluggish (from), not yet up to par (after)(usually kana)
See also:時差ぼけ
Other readings:
ぼけ《呆け》
、ボケ
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
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be faded, to be hazy, to be blurred, to be out of focus(usually kana)
noun
•
Other readings:
ボケ
、ぼっか《木瓜》[1]
、もけ《木瓜》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
matrix (printing)
Other readings:
母形【ぼけい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
boketto
adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
absent-mindedly, idly, vacantly, doing nothing(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ボケッと
、ボケっと
expression, Godan-ru verb
•
to dig your own grave, to bring calamity upon oneself, to put your foot in it(idiom )
noun
1.
faded, dull-colored eggplant(usually kana)
2.
slow-witted, abstracted person, halfwit(derogatory)
Kanji results(showing 2 results)
Common kanji
fall in love with, admire, grow senile
KUN:
- ほけ.るhoke.ru
- ぼ.けるbo.keru
- ほ.れるho.reru
ON:
- コツkotsu