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ぼやける (boyakeru) Japanese meaning: become dim | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation ぼやける · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary ぼやける ぼやけない Polite ぼやけます ぼやけません Past polite ぼやけました ぼやけませんでした Past ぼやけた ぼやけなかった Te-form ぼやけて ぼやけないで Desire ぼやけたい ぼやけたくない Potential ぼやけられる also ぼやけれる ぼやけられない also ぼやけれない Passive ぼやけられる ぼやけられない Causative ぼやけさせる ぼやけさせない Causative passive ぼやけさせられる ぼやけさせられない Volitional ぼやけよう Polite volitional ぼやけましょう Imperative ぼやけろ ぼやけるな Conditional ぼやければ ぼやけなければ Tara conditional ぼやけたら ぼやけなかったら
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My glasses fogged up and my vision became blurred.
This photo is out of focus and the whole thing is blurry.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 がぼやける for something (an image, view, outline) to become blurred
My vision blurred with tears.
記き 憶おく がぼやける for memories to become vague or fuzzy
My old memories have started to become vague.
ピントがぼやける for a photo or camera focus to become blurry
The photo is out of focus.
輪りん 郭かく がぼやける for an outline or shape to become blurred
In the fog, the mountain's outline looked blurred.
Related words かすむ describes things becoming hazy or misty, often due to fog or distance, while ぼやける is the broader term for any loss of sharpness in vision, images, or memory.
にじむ describes ink or color bleeding and spreading to blur an edge, while ぼやける is the general word for a loss of focus or clarity.
ぼやける describes blur from being out of focus or obscured (like fog), while ぶれる describes blur caused specifically by motion or shaking.
ぼやける describes a softer, more diffuse loss of clarity, while 暈ける can suggest a stronger or more complete loss of focus or fading.
ぼやける is intransitive, describing something becoming blurred on its own, while ぼかす is transitive and means to deliberately blur something.
Opposites 冴える means to become clear, sharp, or vivid, the opposite of ぼやける, which means to become blurred or dim.
Don't confuse with Despite the similar sound, ぼやく means to grumble or complain, while ぼやける means to become blurred or fuzzy.
ぼんやり describes a vague or absentminded state (of mind or outline), while ぼやける specifically describes the process of losing sharpness or clarity.
Written forms ぼやける Usage 94%
Standard hiragana spelling; no kanji form is given.
ボヤける Usage 6%
Katakana variant used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Etymology Derived from the mimetic root ぼや (indicating vagueness or dimness) plus the verb-forming suffix ける. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
