ほう
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to grow senile; to be childish with age
2. to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
3. to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
Auxiliary verb (1-dan)
4. to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in
after -masu stem of verb
when read as "ほうける"
Kanji used
dumbfounded
Pitch accent
うけ
Composed of
(I'm) shocked
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement