What does kanji 惚 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 惚 is admire.

How is kanji 惚 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 惚 are ほ.れる, ほけ.る, ぼ.ける; the onyomi readings are コツ.

What words use kanji 惚?

Example words that use kanji 惚 include 惚け, 惚ける, 呆ける, 惚れる.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

惚

Meaning

Kanji 惚

admire

admire, fall in love with, grow senile

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ほ.れるほけ.るぼ.ける
Onyomi 音読み: コツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2486
Strokes: 11
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 忽 • 淴 • 唿 • 㧾 • 㺀 • 䓤 • 锪

Related vocabulary

27 common entries

Showing 27 of 47 entries that include this kanji.

惚け

ぼけ

funny man (of a comedy duo)

惚ける

ほうける

to be mentally slow

呆ける

ぼける

to be mentally slow

惚れる

ほれる

to fall in love

のろけ話

のろけばなし

boastful talk about one's love life

惚け茄子

ぼけなす

faded, dull-colored eggplant

惚れたが因果

ほれたがいんが

no matter how unfortunate it is, you cannot stop love

惚れた腫れた

ほれたはれた

head over heels

惚れっぽい

ほれっぽい

soon to fall in love

惚れ惚れ

ほれぼれ

fondly

惚れ込む

ほれこむ

to be charmed by

惚れ直す

ほれなおす

to rekindle one's love

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼女に惚れた。

I fell in love with her.

彼に惚れている。

I admire him.

彼はもう惚けている。

He is already becoming senile.

彼女は彼に惚れた。

She fell in love with him.

彼の美しさに惚れた。

I was mesmerized by his beauty.