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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Adverb, する-verb
1.
in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word2.
dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb
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
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雲の奥で島の影がぼーっと霞んで見えます。
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
日の出の時刻を過ぎて東の空がボーッと赤くなってきました。
After the time of sunrise, the eastern sky began to faintly turn red.
- N1
焚き火からぼーっと火の手が上がる様子を見ていると落ち着きます。
Watching the flames rise with a whoosh from the bonfire brings a sense of calm.
- N1
睡眠薬を盛られた時、頭が今までにない程ぼーっとしたのを覚えています。
I remember when I was drugged with a sleeping pill, my head felt more spaced-out than ever before.
- N1
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