うつけ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

absentmindedness; dreaminess; carelessness

Dated term for a state of being spaced out, dreamy, or not paying attention. Often used in historical or literary contexts.

• 彼かれはうつけの顔かおで窓まどの外そとを眺ながめていた。

  He was staring out the window with an absentminded look.

noun

fool; blockhead; idiot

Dated term for a foolish person; often appears in the compound うつけ者 (うつけもの).

See also: うつけ者

• あの男おとこはうつけ者ものだ。

  That man is a fool.

noun

hollowness; emptiness

Rare, dated sense referring to literal or figurative emptiness. Mostly found in older texts.

• その壺つぼはうつけの音おとがした。

  The jar made a hollow sound.