ピンぼけ

Japanese

Etymology

From ピント (pinto, “focus”), from Dutch brandpunt, plus 暈(ぼ)ける (bokeru, “fade; blur”).

Adjective

ピンぼけ or ピンボケ • (pinboke) -na (adnominal ピンぼけな (pinboke na na), adverbial ピンぼけに (pinboke ni ni))

1. (photography) out of focus

   ピンぼけな写(しゃ)真(しん)

   pinbokena shashin

   an out-of-focus photograph

2. (discourse, argument) unfocused, off the mark, unclear

   ピンぼけな意(い)見(けん)

   pinbokena iken

   an unclear opinion

Noun

ピンぼけ or ピンボケ • (pinboke) 

1. an unfocused photograph, a misfocused image

   自(じ)撮(ど)りはピンぼけだ。

   Jidori wa pinboke da.

   This selfie is out of focus.

2. an unfocused argument, unclear speech or writing

   あの話(はなし)はピンぼけだ。

   Ano hanashi wa pinboke da.

   That story has no point.