“To play dumb” in Japanese
Short answer
To play dumb in Japanese is “惚ける” (tobokeru). Full meaning: to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage.
Other ways to say “To play dumb” in Japanese
空っ惚ける
sorattobokeru to feign ignorance, to play dumb
空惚ける
soratobokeru to feign ignorance, to play dumb
ほけ
hoke to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ほけん
hoken to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
耄ける
hokeru to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ボケん
boken to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ほける
hokeru to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
暈ける
bokeru to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ぼける
bokeru to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
呆ける
houkeru to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ぼけん
boken to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
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