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: 口 木
Radical: 口
Meaning: mouth, opening
呆 (ホウ) (I'm) shocked
呆ける (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
痴呆 (チホウ) dementia
踊る阿呆に見る阿呆 (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
呆ける (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
呆れる (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
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: 口 木
Radical: 口
Meaning: mouth, opening
呆 (ホウ) (I'm) shocked
呆ける (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
痴呆 (チホウ) dementia
踊る阿呆に見る阿呆 (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
呆ける (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
呆れる (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