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Meaning of 空惚ける(そらとぼける) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

空惚ける, 空とぼける
Kana Reading
そらとぼける
Romaji
soratobokeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to feign ignorance; to play dumb

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
空惚ける
Plain Polite
空惚けます
Negative
空惚けない
Negative Polite
空惚けません

Past

Plain
空惚けた
Plain Polite
空惚けました
Negative
空惚けなかった
Negative Polite
空惚けませんでした

Te

Plain
空惚けて
Plain Polite
空惚けまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
空惚けられる
Plain Polite
空惚けられます
Negative
空惚けられない
Negative Polite
空惚けられません

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Kanji found in this word

fall in love with, admire, grow senile

On: コツ

Kun: ほけ.る, ぼ.ける, ほ.れる

11 strokes

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JLPT 5

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

On: クウ

Kun: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい

8 strokes

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