暈け

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
ボケ

Etymology

The (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()ける (bokeru, to blur, to be out of focus).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [bòkéꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ke̞]

Noun

() • (boke

  1. (photography) bokeh

Descendants

  • English: bokeh

Verb

() • (boke

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 暈ける (bokeru) [ichidan]