Keyword
dumbfounded
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2297
Readings
あき
(45%)
ぼう
(26%)
ほう
(10%)
あっ
(9%)
(4%)
(3%)
Composed of
mouth
tree
Mnemonic

Someone has climbed on the top of a tree, opened his mouth and looks absolutely dumbfounded. It's me who's dumbfounded though – what the hell is he doing over there?!

Used in kanji (1 in total)
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Used in vocabulary (55 in total)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
fool; idiot; simpleton
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
(I'm) shocked
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
total idiot
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
total idiot
mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
stupid chatter; foolish talk
fool; oaf; airhead; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events
fool; idiot
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
ridiculous; stupid; laughable
total idiot
total idiot
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
a (single) reading (a perusal) leaves one dumbfounded
there's no medicine for stupidity
there's no medicine for stupidity
to be dumbfounded; to be amazed
dementia pugilistica; boxer's dementia; punch-drunk syndrome
fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet; stupidity of using people for small things
only a fool with no manners asks for another helping more than once; only fools are gluttons
fools act without thinking
doing or saying something a little stupid
Examples (1 in total)
They were stunned after finding out about his resignation.