とぼける
tobokeru
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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とぼける
とぼける
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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
tobokeru
N1
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N1
Advanced · 10,000+ vocab · Academic & literary
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とぼける
Romaji
tobokeru
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The word とぼける (とぼける) means "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" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary.
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とぼける is a JLPT N1 vocabulary item. Advanced · 10,000+ vocab · Academic & literary
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