Kanji 惚: fall in love with, admire, grow senile

Key takeaways

Kanji 惚: fall in love with, admire, grow senile. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

惚

Meaning

fall in love withadmiregrow senile

On reading

こつ

Kun reading

ほけ.るぼ.けるほ.れる

Radical

心

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 惚

fall in love with, admire, grow senile

Kanji structure breakdown

惚

Structure breakdown

忄 + 忽

Mnemonic story

Imagine someone suddenly (忽) entering your heart (忄), causing you to fall in love. It represents the moment your heart is captured unexpectedly, meaning to 'fall in love' or 'be charmed.'

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Example sentences

Example 1

彼の自惚れが仕事を台無しにした。

Translation

His conceit ruined the work.

Example 2

自惚れずにもっと努力しなさい。