そら
空
とぼ
惚
　
け
　
る

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to feign ignorance, to play dumb.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そら
空
とぼ
惚
　
け
　
る
 空惚ける そらとぼける
そら
空
　
と
　
ぼ
　
け
　
る
 空とぼける そらとぼける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

empty, sky, void
そら　クウ　す.く (1st, N4)
hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)
fall in love with, admire, grow senile
ぼ.ける　コツ　ほけ.る (Kentei Pre-1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
in a moment, instantly, all of a sudden
コツ　たちま.ち　ゆるが.せ (Kentei Pre-1)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)