とぼける
Tobokeru
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: 恍ける
惚ける (Tobokeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play innocent; to have a blank facial expression
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto play the fool
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be in one's dotage