| や | 
|---|
| 病 | 
| み | 
| ほう | 
|---|
| 惚 | 
| け | 
| る | 
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- to become senile due to illness, to become wasted by illness.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
 
 
 
 | 病み惚ける | やみほうける | |||||||||||||
| 
 
 
 
 
 | 病み呆ける | やみほうける | |||||||||||||
| 
 
 
 
 
 | 病み耄ける | やみほうける | |||||||||||||
| 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 病みほうける | やみほうける | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
ill, sick
ビョウ やまい や.む (3rd, N4)
fall in love with, admire, grow senile
ぼ.ける コツ ほけ.る (Kentei Pre-1)