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State & Condition

ぼけっと

boketto

Spacing out, zoning out

Being in a dazed, absent-minded state, not paying attention to surroundings. Staring blankly without thinking.

💡Daydreaming by the window — 'He was sitting boketto, staring out the window.'

Example

ぼけっとした返事をして先生に怒られた。

I gave a boketto answer and the teacher got angry.

Quiz yourself

Stop ___ spacing out and pay attention to class!

○○してないで授業に集中しなさい!

absent-mindeddazedspaced-outvaguesleepy
Intermediate