Vocab Info
A5 る-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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- る-verb, Intransitive verb - 1. - to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression Usually written using kana alone
- 2. - to play the fool Usually written using kana alone
- 3. - to be in one's dotage Usually written using kana alone
 
All Forms
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!」 - Police: "It's useless to play dumb! Tell the truth!" 
- 父は惚けた表情で泣いていた弟を笑わせた。 - My father made my crying younger brother laugh with a blank facial expression. 
- その生徒は「悪戯なんて知らない」と惚けました。 - The student feigned ignorance saying, "I don't know anything about the prank." 
- 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。 - The interrogation doesn't progress at all because the prisoner plays the fool when it comes to crucial matters. 
- 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…。 - Are you trying to make yourself look stupid by acting innocent on purpose...? 
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