Word Meaning 惚ける

とぼける tobokeru

惚ける is read as とぼける (tobokeru) and means to be in one's dotage.

Meaning

English

  1. to be in one's dotage
  2. to play the fool
  3. to play dumb
  4. to feign ignorance
  5. to play innocent
  6. to have a blank facial expression

Reading

Kana

とぼける

Romaji

tobokeru

Writing Variants

  • 恍ける とぼける tobokeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 23046 Priority D

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惚れる

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惚け

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見惚れる

みとれる

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自惚れる

うぬぼれる

to be conceited

自惚れ

うぬぼれ

conceit

恍惚

こうこつ

senility