Kanji

1848 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: be amazed, disgusted, shocked

Kunyomi: ほけ.る ぼ.ける あき.れる おろか

Onyomi: ホウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mouth, opening

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ホウ (I'm) shocked

ける ボケル to grow senile, to be childish with age, to be mentally slow, to be befuddled, to play stupid, to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine), to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in

チホウ dementia

踊る阿に見る阿 オドルアホウニミルアホウ you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance

Kunyomi Examples

ける ぼける to grow senile, to be childish with age, to be mentally slow, to be befuddled, to play stupid, to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine), to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in

れる あきれる to be amazed, to be shocked, to be astonished, to be astounded, to be disgusted, to be exasperated, to be fed up