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A5 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
惚けるto play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression, to play the fool, to be in one's dotage
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1.
to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression
Usually written using kana aloneIchidan verb, Intransitive verb
2.
to play the fool
Usually written using kana aloneIchidan verb, Intransitive verb
3.
to be in one's dotage
Usually written using kana alone
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惚ける 【とぼける】、恍ける 【とぼける】
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警察:「惚けても無駄だ!真実を言え!」
父は惚けた表情で泣いていた弟を笑わせた。
その生徒は「悪戯なんて知らない」と惚けました。
捕虜は肝心なことになると惚けるから、尋問は全く進まない。
わざと惚けたことをして、自分を馬鹿に見せたいのでしょうか…。
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