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bokeru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb

Alternate Written Forms:

bokeru
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bokeru
houkeru
[ほう()··]
houkeru
[ほう()··]
houkeru
[ほう()··]
houkeru
bokeru

English Meaning(s) for 呆ける

ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to grow senile; to be childish with age
  2. to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
  3. to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in (after -masu stem of verb)

Definition and Synonyms for 呆ける

Flowering Quince Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms
Synonyms: ぼけ, ぼけ, ぼけ, ぼける

Meanings for each kanji in 呆ける

» be amazed; disgusted; shocked

Categories 呆ける is a member of

Bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 呆ける

Conjugations for 呆ける

masu stem
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boke
Negative stem
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boke
te-form
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bokete
Negative te-form
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bokenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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bokenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokenai
Past Indicative Form
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boketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokenakatta
Presumptive Form
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bokeyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokemasen
Past Indicative Form
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bokemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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bokemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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boketai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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boketakunai
Past Indicative Form
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boketakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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boketakunakatta
Adjective stem
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boketa
te-form
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boketakute
Negative te-form
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boketakunakute
Adverbial Form
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boketaku
Provisional Form
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boketakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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boketakunakereba
Conditional Form
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boketakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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boketakunakattara
Objective Form
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boketasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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bokenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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boketara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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boketari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokerarenai
Past Indicative Form
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bokerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokerarenakatta
masu-stem
[()···]
bokerare
te-form
[()····]
bokerarete
Negative te-form
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bokerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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bokeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokeraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokerenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
bokereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokerenakatta
te-form
[()···]
bokerete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
bokerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokeremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokeremasen
Past Indicative Form
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bokeremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokeremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokerarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
bokerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokerarenakatta
masu stem
[()···]
bokerare
te-form
[()····]
bokerarete
Negative te-form
[()······]
bokerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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bokeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokeraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokesasenai
Past Indicative Form
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bokesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokesasenakatta
masu stem
[()···]
bokesase
te-form
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bokesasete
Negative te-form
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bokesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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bokesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
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bokesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokesaserarenakatta
masu stem
[()·····]
bokesaserare
te-form
[()······]
bokesaserarete
Negative te-form
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bokesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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bokesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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bokesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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bokesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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boken
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··]
bokenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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bokezaru

Sample Sentences for 呆ける

If I think about it now, there is certainly a memory where I heard the chickens causing a racket at midnight. But up till now that sort of thing occasionally happened, and also, I didn't think it was anything more than the chickens being half asleep, or maybe that a stray cat had passed by.

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