Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 惚ける(とぼける) in Japanese

惚ける, 恍ける
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
とぼける
Romaji
tobokeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play innocent; to have a blank facial expression
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to play the fool
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be in one's dotage

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
惚ける
Plain Polite
惚けます
Negative
惚けない
Negative Polite
惚けません

Past

Plain
惚けた
Plain Polite
惚けました
Negative
惚けなかった
Negative Polite
惚けませんでした

Te

Plain
惚けて
Plain Polite
惚けまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
惚けられる
Plain Polite
惚けられます
Negative
惚けられない
Negative Polite
惚けられません
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Kanji in this word

惚

11 strokes

fall in love with, admire, grow senile

On'Yomi: コツ

Kun'Yomi: ほけ.る, ぼ.ける, ほ.れる

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恍

9 strokes

unclear, senile, stupid, joke

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: とぼ.ける, ほ.れる

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