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English Meanings:
noun
- fool; idiot
- dotage; senility; dementia
suffix
- touched in the head (from); out of it (from); feeling sluggish (from); not yet up to par (after)
noun
- funny man (of a comedy duo)
Alternate Written Forms:
木瓜
[ぼけ]
boke
ぼっか
bokka
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木瓜
[ぼっか]
bokka
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木瓜
[もけ]
moke
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English Meanings:
noun
- Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
English Meanings:
noun
- blur; lack of focus; unsharpness
ぼける
bokeru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
Alternate Written Forms:
呆ける
[ぼける]
bokeru
惚ける
[ぼける]
bokeru
呆ける
[ほうける]
houkeru
惚ける
[ほうける]
houkeru
耄ける
[ほうける]
houkeru
Matched Conjugations:
English Meanings:
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- to grow senile; to be childish with age
- to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
- to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
- to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in (after -masu stem of verb)
ぼける
bokeru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Alternate Written Forms:
暈ける
[ぼける]
bokeru
Matched Conjugations:
English Meanings:
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- to be faded; to be hazy; to be blurred; to be out of focus