adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle; noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguelyonomatopoeic or mimetic wordalso written as 呆んやり
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelesslyonomatopoeic or mimetic word
idly; aimlesslyonomatopoeic or mimetic word
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
absence of mind; fool; blockhead; dunce
Other forms
ボンヤリ
Generated definitions (experimental)
dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguely
This word is used to describe something that is not clear, faint, or vague.
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I faintly heard his voice.
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
This word is used to describe doing something without focus or attention.
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I absentmindedly gazed out the window.
idly; aimlessly
This word is used to describe doing something without a clear purpose or direction.
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He walked in the park aimlessly with a vacant expression.
absence of mind; fool; blockhead; dunce
This word can be used to describe someone who is absentminded or foolish.
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He is always absentminded and lacks attention.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to be absentmindedto look vacantlya careless attitudeto walk aimlesslya dim memorya foggy mindthe absentminded typea vague impressionto think idlyto be in a daze
The fat woman, the young couple, the sleeping Indian and the tall man in black, but now skin and flesh and hair had disappeared, and empty eye sockets stared from gleaming white skulls.