Vocab Info

A2 Adverb, する-verb

ぼーっとin a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly, dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly, with a roar (of flames), with a whoosh, flaring up

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    1. Adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

      2. 2.

        dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    2. Adverb

      1. 3.

        with a roar (of flames), with a whoosh, flaring up

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ぼーっと、ボーっと、ボーッと、ぼうっと

    Details

      • ぼ

      • ー

      • っ

      • と

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    Examples

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    • 雲(くも)の奥(おく)で島(しま)の影(かげ)がぼーっと霞(かす)んで見(み)えます。

      The shadow of the island can be seen faintly in the depths of the clouds.

      • N1

    • ぼーっとしていたせいで詰(つ)まらないミスをしてしまった。

      Due to being absent-minded, I ended up making a trivial mistake.

      • N1

    • 日(ひ)の出(で)の時刻(じこく)を過(す)ぎて東(ひがし)の空(そら)がボーッと赤(あか)くなってきました。

      After the time of sunrise, the eastern sky began to faintly turn red.

      • N1

    • 焚(た)き火(び)からぼーっと火(ひ)の手(て)が上(あ)がる様子(ようす)を見(み)ていると落(お)ち着(つ)きます。

      Watching the flames rise with a whoosh from the bonfire brings a sense of calm.

      • N1

    • 睡眠薬(すいみんやく)を盛(も)られた時(とき)、頭(あたま)が今(いま)までにない程(ほど)ぼーっとしたのを覚(おぼ)えています。

      I remember when I was drugged with a sleeping pill, my head felt more spaced-out than ever before.

      • N1

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