This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ホウ、ほけ.る、ぼ.ける、あき.れる、おろか
Romaji: hou, hoke.ru, bo.keru, aki.reru, oroka
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

be amazed, disgusted, shocked

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  1848
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-4
Korean Reading:  bo
Chinese Reading:  ai2
Unicode:  5446
JIS:  4A72

Indexes

Nelson Index: 896
New Nelson Index: 738
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d4.13
Four Corner Index: 6090.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3395
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0920
Remembering the kanji Index: 2181
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2297
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2712

Words

呆れる (あきれる)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted
痴呆 (ちほう)
dementia
阿呆陀羅経 (あほだらきょう)
mock Buddhist sutra
一読呆然 (いちどくぼうぜん)
a (single) reading (a perusal) leaves one dumbfounded
信天翁 (あほうどり、しんてんおう、アホウドリ)
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
阿呆 (あほう、あほ、アホ)
fool; simpleton; idiot
阿呆陀羅 (あほんだら、あほだら)
fool; oaf; airhead
あきれ返る (あきれかえる)
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
惚け (ぼけ、ボケ)
idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case; funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line; Alzheimer's (impol)
あきれて物が言えない (あきれてものがいえない)
utterly scandalized
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