| If you are... | Use this spelling | Reason | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Talking about camera lenses | | The English "h" helps English speakers pronounce the long "e" (Bo-keh, not Boke). | | Talking about Japanese comedy | Boke | Standard academic romanization. | | Searching on Japanese Amazon | ボケ | Use the actual Japanese characters. | | Typing "Bokef" | Stop | It’s a typo. |