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呆: dumbfounded

dumbfounded; foolish
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Readings

On
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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

His excuse was so bad that I was appalled.

I stood there stunned for a while after hearing I had passed.

The long fight ended in an anticlimactic finish.

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