惚

Meaning

惚 centers on a state of mental absorption or detachment: being so captivated by someone that you fall in love, or so mentally detached that you become senile. The admiration sense is a milder form of that captivated state.

• 惚けぼけ
  N1

  fool; idiot

• 恍惚こうこつ

  ecstasy; rapture; trance

• 惚けるとぼける
  N1

  to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play innocent; to have a blank facial expression

• 惚れるほれる
  N1

  to fall in love (with); to fall for; to become enamored (with); to be taken (with)

• 自惚れるうぬぼれる
  N1

  to be conceited

• 自惚れうぬぼれ
  N1

  conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism

• 惚れ惚れほれぼれ
  N1

  fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

• 惚けるほうける

  to be mentally slow; to be befuddled

• 惚気のろけ

  speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

• 見惚れるみほれる

  to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

• 惚れ込むほれこむ

  to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)

• 一目惚れひとめぼれ
  N1

  love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

• 惚気るのろける
  N1

  to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

• ベタ惚れベタぼれ

  (falling) deeply in love

• 岡惚れおかぼれ

  unrequited love; illicit love; secret affections

• 待ち惚けるまちぼうける

  to wait in vain

• 恍惚状態こうこつじょうたい

  state of ecstasy; state of rapture; trance; reverie

• 惚け茄子ぼけなす

  slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit

• 惚れたが因果ほれたがいんが

  no matter how unfortunate it is, you cannot stop love; falling in love is an unfortunate fate

• 惚れた弱みほれたよわみ

  being a slave of love

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