Illustration: In a family's darkened living room, an old slide projector casts a picture of their pet cat onto a portable screen. The projected cat has visibly soft, indistinct edges, although the actual cat sitting beside the screen is plainly recognizable.

ぼける

bokeru

to become blurred, to go out of focus

Example sentences

この写真しゃしんは顔かおがぼけている。
The face in this photo is out of focus.
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雨あめで窓まどの外そとの景色けしきがぼけて見みえる。
The rain makes the view outside the window look blurred.
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画面がめんの文字もじがぼけて、読よみにくい。
The text on the screen is blurry and hard to read.
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