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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

ぼーっと

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Readings

Kana: ぼーっと、ぼうっと、ぼおっと
Romaji: bo-tto, boutto, bootto
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Definitions

adv
vs
1

doing nothing; being stupefied; flushingly; abstractedly; dazedly; blankly; dreamily

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2

dimly; hazily; faintly; vaguely; indistinctly

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
adv
3

with a roar (e.g. flames); with a whoosh

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Example Sentences

ちょっとぼーっとしていました。
➥I lost myself for a moment.
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熱(ねつ)があるせいで、なんか頭(あたま)がぼーっとしている。
➥I'm really out of it today. It must be because of my fever.
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あの子(こ)はぼーっとしているようだ。
➥The kid looks blank.
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