Word Meaning

ほう hou

呆 is read as ほう (hou) and means (I'm) shocked.

Meaning

English

  1. (I'm) shocked

Reading

Kana

ほう

Romaji

hou

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

呆気

あっけ

being taken aback

呆れる

あきれる

to be amazed

阿呆

あほ

fool

痴呆

ちほう

dementia

痴呆症

ちほうしょう

dementia

Example Sentences

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かれのしつれいなたいどにあきれた。

I was appalled by his rude attitude.

あまりのできごとにみんながぼうとしていた。

Everyone was dumbfounded by what had happened.

かのじょはたかすぎるねだんにあきれかえった。

She was utterly appalled by the outrageous price.

とつぜんのしらせにぼうぜんとたちつくした。

I stood there in shock at the sudden news.

こどもたちはてじなをみてぼうとしていた。

The children were amazed by the magic trick.

おなじしっぱいをくりかえすかれにあきれる。

I am appalled that he keeps repeating the same mistake.

そのへやはあつさでみんながぼけていた。

Because of the heat, everyone in the room looked dazed.

かれはかんきゃくのはんのうにあっけにとられた。

He was taken aback by the audience's reaction.

あのひどいいいわけにはあきれるしかない。

That excuse is so terrible that all I can do is be appalled.

When I heard it, I was dumbfounded.