ぼける

呆 ける

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to grow senile, to be childish with age
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 最近、物忘れが激しくて。少しボケてきたのかな？
      Could I be going soft in the head? I forget things so easily these days.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be mentally slow, to be befuddled
    word usually written using kana alone

  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to play stupid, to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
    word usually written using kana alone