9 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

unclear, senile, stupid, joke

Kun'yomi
  • to play dumb ②to play the fool ③to be in one's dotage
  • れる
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウ 87.5%
とぼける 12.5%

Character Breakdown

unclear, senile, stupid
コウ とぼ.ける ほ.れる (Kentei 1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
ray, light
ひかり コウ ひか.る (2nd, N3)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

ecstasy ②senility
state of ecstasy ②senile dementia
fascinated and distracted by something
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References

Unicode hex code 604D
JIS X 0208 1-55-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1671
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1840
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10546
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k6.7
Four corner code 9901.1