呆
呆: dumbfounded
dumbfounded; foolish
7 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 12 words here
Readings
On
ホウ
Kunほける・ぼける・あきれる・おろか
Rarely alone; learn 呆れる, 呆然 and 呆気ない. Don't confuse with 保, which is 亻 plus 呆.
Key words
呆れるあきれるto be amazed; to be appalled
呆然ぼうぜんstunned; blank
呆気ないあっけないtoo easy; over too quickly
阿呆あほうfool
呆けるぼけるto become senile; to be dazed
Example sentences
彼の言い訳があまりにひどくて、呆れてしまった。
His excuse was so bad that I was appalled.
合格の知らせを聞いて、しばらく呆然としていた。
I stood there stunned for a while after hearing I had passed.
長かった戦いは、呆気ない幕切れで終わった。
The long fight ended in an anticlimactic finish.