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Kanji Detail for 惚 - "to fall in love, to become senile"

惚

  • Meaning

    惚 means "to fall in love, to become senile." Also associated with to be entranced.

    1. To be entranced - To be dazed; to be in a trance.

    2. Faint - Dim; vague; unclear.

    3. To fall in love - To be attracted; to become infatuated.

    4. To become senile - To become confused; to become dull.

  • Words using 惚

    • 惚け ぼけ Listen fool; idiot; dotage
    • 惚ける とぼける Listen to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play innocent

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    • Verified meaning: to fall in love, to become senile
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: to be entranced

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fall in love with; admire; grow senile

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    absent-minded, confused

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 恍惚[huang3 hu1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    confused, absent-minded

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    恍惚: Seeing unclearly.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kotsu(コツ) コツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    boke.ru(ぼ-ける) ぼ-ける

    ho.reru(ほ-れる) ほ-れる

    hoke.ru(ほけ-る) ほけ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to be entranced to fall in love to become senile faint infatuation enamored captivated enchantment fascination passion dazed confused senility devotion

Sentences including 惚

  • It was love at first sight.

  • He fell in love with her at first sight.

  • I have never fallen in love with any girl.

  • She fell in love with him at first sight.

  • Bill seems to be stuck on mary.

  • I was charmed by her way of speaking.

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