ぼける
N1耄ける
呆ける惚ける
[bokeru]
Definitions
1.Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
to grow senile; to be childish with age
2.Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
3.Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
Example Sentences
父は八十を過ぎてもまったく耄けていない。
My father shows no sign of senility even past eighty.
耄けてしまう前に家族の記録を残しておきたい。
I want to leave a family record before I lose my faculties.
耄けた祖父の世話を家族で交代して行っている。
The family takes turns caring for our senile grandfather.