NichiDict

ぼんやり

N3
[bonyari]
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Meanings

1.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguely

2.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly

3.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

idly; aimlessly

4.Noun

absence of mind; fool; blockhead; dunce

Examples

遠くの景色がぼんやり見える。

The distant scenery is dimly visible.

ぼんやりと考え事をしていた。

I was vaguely lost in thought.

昔のことで記憶がぼんやりしてよく覚えていない。

My memory is vague.