ほうける

ける

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be mentally slow, to be befuddled

  2. auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

    to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in
    word usually written using kana alone

  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.), to be fluffy
    occ. written as 蓬ける