Keyword
dumbfounded
- be amazed
- disgusted
- shocked
- Frequency
- #1848
- Strokes
- 7
- Heisig
- 2297
Readings
ぼ50%
ホウ25%
あき25%
Mnemonic
A man sits up in a tree with his mouth hanging wide open at a passing UFO, utterly dumbfounded.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
呆け
fool; idiot; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); feeling sluggish (from); not yet up to par (after); funny man (of a comedy duo)
Noun
呆ける
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)
Ichidan verb
呆れる
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated; to be fed up
Ichidan verb
呆ける
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
Ichidan verb