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ぼんやり

onomatopoeic or mimetic wordadverbadverb taking the と particlenoun or participle taking the aux. verb するverb (generic)noun (generic)noun

Meanings

  • dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely
  • absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly
  • idly, aimlessly
  • absence of mind, fool, blockhead, dunce

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょまどそとぼんやりていた。

She was staring vacantly out the window.

あさきてしばらくぼんやりしていた。

I was spacing out for a while after waking up in the morning.

きりなかやまぼんやりとえた。

The mountain was faintly visible through the fog.

つかれていたので、はなし内容ないようぼんやりとしかあたまはいってこなかった。

Because I was tired, the content of the conversation only vaguely registered in my mind.

りがせまっているのに、かれぼんやりとそらながめていた。

Even though the deadline was approaching, he was idly gazing at the sky.