ぼやける

ぼやける
verb (ichidan)
to become blurry; to become vague
自動詞 intransitive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentぼやけるぼやけない
Present politeぼやけますぼやけません
Pastぼやけたぼやけなかった
Past politeぼやけましたぼやけませんでした
て formぼやけてぼやけなくて
ている presentぼやけているぼやけていない
ている politeぼやけていますぼやけていません
ている pastぼやけていたぼやけていなかった
ている past politeぼやけていましたぼやけていませんでした
Conditional ばぼやければぼやけなければ
Conditional たらぼやけたらぼやけなかったら
Volitionalぼやけよう
Volitional politeぼやけましょう
Potentialぼやけられるぼやけられない
Passiveぼやけられるぼやけられない
Causativeぼやけさせるぼやけさせない
Imperativeぼやけろぼやけるな
1. to become blurry; to become out of focus
For vision, images, or outlines to become unclear or indistinct.
The photo is blurry.
Without glasses, the letters become blurry.
My vision blurred with tears.
2. to become vague; to become unclear
For ideas, memories, distinctions, or boundaries to become unclear or indistinct. Used figuratively.
My memory is becoming hazy.
The point of the argument is vague.
The boundary line became unclear, and I couldn't tell which territory it was.

Usage

Sense 1 is physical blurriness — vision, photos, or outlines becoming unclear. Sense 2 is figurative — ideas, arguments, or memories losing clarity. Written in hiragana in most contexts.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ぼんやり: vaguely, dimly — adverb describing a hazy state
  • かすむ: to become hazy — more literary, used for distant views