呆ける、惚ける、耄ける
ボケる、ぼける
bokeru
JMdict entry #1288490
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to grow senile; to be childish with age
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼はこのごろ頭がぼけてきた。
kare ha konogoro atama ga boke te ki ta 。
He had grown senile recently.
台所でころんで以来彼女はぼけてしまった。
daidokoro de koron de irai kanojo ha boke te shimaxtsu ta 。
Ever since she fell in the kitchen, she hasn't been all there.
最近、物忘れが激しくて。少しボケてきたのかな？
saikin 、 monowasure ga hageshiku te 。 sukoshi boke te ki ta no ka na ？
Could I be going soft in the head? I forget things so easily these days.