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天然ボケ (tennenboke) Japanese meaning: natural airhead | Kotomora
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わす
れる
。
She's a natural airhead and often forgets her wallet at home.
That comedian is popular for his natural airhead character.
Kanji 然 sort of thing, so, if so 呆 be amazed, disgusted, shocked 惚 fall in love with, admire, grow senile Related words 天然ボケ is the full, slightly more explicit term for a ditzy, spacey person, while 天然 is the shortened, very casual way to say the same thing.
Written forms 天てん 然ねん ボケ
Most common spelling; ボケ is usually written in katakana for this meaning.
天てん 然ねん ぼけ
Hiragana variant of ボケ; less common but still seen.
天てん 然ねん 呆ぼ け
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 呆け.
天てん 然ねん 惚ぼ け
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 惚け.
Etymology Compound of 天然 (natural) and ボケ (fool, airhead), from the verb ぼける (to become senile or foolish). The term likely originated in Kansai comedy culture to describe a performer whose silly behavior seems genuine rather than scripted.
