Word Meaning 素っ惚ける

すっとぼける suttobokeru

素っ惚ける is read as すっとぼける (suttobokeru) and means to feign ignorance.

Meaning

English

to feign ignorance
to pretend one doesn't know

Reading

Kana

すっとぼける

Romaji

suttobokeru

Writing Variants

素っ恍ける すっとぼける suttobokeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 158293 Priority Y

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素が出る

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for one's true nature to come out

素人

しらびと

respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)

素晴らしい

すばらしい

wonderful

素敵

すてき

lovely

素

もと

cause

素直

すなお

straight (e.g. hair)

素材

そざい

subject matter

素早い

すばやい

quick (understanding, judgement, etc.)

素質

そしつ

nature

素顔

すがお

face with no make-up

素朴

そぼく

simple

素性

そせい

provenance