ぼやける

to become dim, to become blurred

What does ぼやける mean?

ぼやける is a Japanese verb meaning to become dim, to become blurred in English. It is written as ぼやける in hiragana, and boyakeru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

テレビの画像はぼやけて見えた。

The TV picture was blurred.