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N1 と-adverb

ぽかんvacantly, blankly, absentmindedly, openmouthed, with one's mouth wide-open, gaping, flabbergasted, with a whack, with a thump

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    1. と-adverb

      1. 1.

        vacantly, blankly, absentmindedly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        openmouthed, with one's mouth wide-open, gaping, flabbergasted

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      3. 3.

        with a whack, with a thump

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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      先生(せんせい)()ている生徒(せいと)(あたま)ぽかん(たた)いた。

      The teacher gave the sleeping student a light smack with a thump.

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      びっくりした子供(こども)たちが(くち)ぽかん()けています。

      The startled children stood there with their mouths gaping.

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      相対性(そうたいせい)理論(りろん)説明(せつめい)(こころ)みる(はは)(まえ)に、子供(こども)たちはぽかんとしている。

      The kids just sat there blankly as their mother tried to explain the theory of relativity.

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      (おさな)(むすめ)()くしてしまってから、ぽかん(こころ)(あな)()いたように(かん)じています。

      Ever since I lost my young daughter, I've felt a gaping hole in my heart.

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      小説(しょうせつ):「()(まえ)不思議(ふしぎ)魔術(まじゅつ)()せられたケイスケは(くち)()けてぽかんとしていた。」

      Novel: 'Keisuke stared openmouthed as strange magic unfolded before his eyes.'

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