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ぼんやり

Reading

Kana: ぼんやり
Romaji: bon'yari
Kana
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Definitions

adv
vs
1

dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguely

Note: also written as 呆んやり
Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2

absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3

idly; aimlessly

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
4

absence of mind; fool; blockhead; dunce

Example Sentences

(かれ)(わたし)(かお)をぼんやり(なが)めた。
➥He gave me a blank stare.
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(かれ)はぼんやりした表情(ひょうじょう)をしていた。
➥He wore a blank look.
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(とお)くにぼんやりした()かりが()えた。
➥We saw a dim light in the distance.
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彼女(かのじょ)はぼんやり(がお)をしている。
➥She has an absent look on her face.
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(わたし)(さけ)(あたま)がぼんやりしていました。
➥The spirits muddled my brain.
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(きり)のため(やま)輪郭(りんかく)がぼんやりしていた。
➥The mountain was blurred by fog.
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