Meaning: ぼけadj. (Kanji=惚け) touched in the head; carelessn. (Kanji=惚け) idiot, fool; lack of caution; senility, condition caused by physical and/or mental impairments associated with old agen. (Kata=ボケ, Kanji=木瓜) Japanese quincev. (Kanji=呆ける,惚ける) grow senile, exhibit mental decline due to old age, dote, become mentally illv. (Kanji=暈ける) be obscured, be blurred