- 1. [v1, vi] to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
- 2. [aux-v, v1] to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in (uk)
- 3. [v1, vi] to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy — occ. written as 蓬ける
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | ほうける | (houkeru) |
| Polite | ほうけます | (houkemasu) |
| Past, plain | ほうけた | (houketa) |
| Past, polite | ほうけました | (houkemashita) |
| Negative, plain | ほうけない | (houkenai) |
| Negative, polite | ほうけません | (houkemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ほうけなかった | (houkenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ほうけませんでした | (houkemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ほうけて | (houkete) |
| Potential | ほうけられる | (houkerareru) |
| Volitional | ほうけよう | (houkeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ほうければ | (houkereba) |
| Passive | ほうけられる | (houkerareru) |
| Causative | ほうけさせる | (houkesaseru) |
| Imperative | ほうけろ | (houkero) |
Kanji in this word
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fall in love with, admire, grow senileOn: コツ (kotsu)Kun: ほけ.る (hoke.ru)、 ぼ.ける (bo.keru)、 ほ.れる (ho.reru)