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“To play innocent” in Japanese

Short answer

惚ける tobokeru とぼける

To play innocent 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 innocent” in Japanese

棚へ上げる tanaheageru to be blind to one's shortcomings, to play innocent 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 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 ボケる 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 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

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