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寝ぼける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
寝惚ける
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Reading : ねぼける   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be half asleep; to be still only half awake
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 27,156 which gives a rank of 101,310
寝惚ける is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 220,000 (about 126,000 results)
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Example sentences:
かれ
そのとき
ぼけていた
らしい
It seems that he was half asleep then.
よく
ぼけます

I'm often half-asleep.
うち
おとうと
よく
ぼけて
へん
こと

My little brother gets delirious when he's sleepy. He says the weirdest things.
寝ぼける
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Reading : ねぼける   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 238,000 (about 42,400 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ねぼける
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 254,000 (about 3,870 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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シン   ねかす to lay down   ね to sleep, to lie down   
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また again   
cover; covered   
yo = to yell / say hi
left side   じょう    しょう    
roof   
コツ   ほれる to fall in love   ぼける to be befuddled, to grow senile   とぼける to feign ignorance; to play innocent   
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heart
コツ   たちま sudden   
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シン   こころ heart   
モチ   not
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pig
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