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恍
とぼ
け
る
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play innocent; to have a blank facial expression
とぼけている
ようには、とても
見
み
えない。
It doesn't look like they are playing dumb at all.
2. to play the fool
彼
かれ
は
とぼけた
ことを
言
い
って、みんなを
笑
わら
わせた。
He said goofy things and made everyone laugh.
3. to be in one's dotage
Alt. forms
とぼけ
る
92%
惚
とぼ
け
る
5%
恍
とぼ
け
る
1%
Kanji used
恍
indistinct
Pitch accent
と
ぼけ
る
Conjugations...
Used in: 49
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
素
す
っ
恍
とぼ
け
る
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know