Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とぼ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
惚ける

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(とぼ)ける (tobokeruintransitive ichidan (stem (とぼ) (toboke), past (とぼ)けた (toboketa))

  1. to pretend not to know
  2. to be absent-minded; to be weak-minded
  3. to be silly and amusing

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN