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空惚ける (そらとぼける) — to feign ignorance | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
空惚ける

空惚ける

空そらと惚ぼける

to feign ignorance

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空とぼける

そらとぼける

Verb, Intransitive

1.

to feign ignorance, to play dumb

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Kanji that make up this word

そら・あ.く・あ.き・あ.ける・から・す.く…(6)

empty・sky・void・vacant・vacuum

ほけ.る・ぼ.ける・ほ.れる…(1)

fall in love with・admire・grow senile

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