呆 — kanji meaning “be amazed”
呆
be amazed, disgusted, shocked
- Meanings
- be amazed, disgusted, shocked
- On'yomi
- ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi
- ほけ.る、ぼ.ける、あき.れる、おろか
- Strokes
- 7
- Newspaper frequency
- #1848 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- dāi, ái — Chinese character page
Words with 呆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痴呆 | ちほう chihou | dementia |
| 阿呆 | あほ aho | fool; idiot; simpleton |
| 呆れる | あきれる akireru | to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished |
| 呆然 | ぼうぜん bouzen | dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement |
| 呆気 | あっけ akke | being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness |
| 呆んやり | ぼんやり bon'yari | dimly; faintly; indistinctly |
| 呆れ返る | あきれかえる akirekaeru | to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted |
| 呆気ない | あっけない akkenai | unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt |
| 呆ける | ぼける bokeru | to grow senile; to be childish with age |
| 阿呆陀羅 | あほんだら ahondara | fool; oaf; airhead |
| 呆れ顔 | あきれがお akiregao | look of amazement; looking dumbfounded |
| 痴呆症 | ちほうしょう chihoushou | dementia |
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