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Light & Sparkle

ぼんやり

bonyari

Dim, hazy, faint light

A vague, unfocused glow that is barely visible through mist or darkness. Also describes a person spacing out or having a hazy memory.

💡Distant lights in fog — 'The city lights glowed bonyari through the mist.'

Example

霧の中で街灯がぼんやり光っている。

The streetlights glow bonyari in the fog.

Quiz yourself

The moon shone ___ through the thin clouds.

薄い雲の向こうに月が○○と光っていた。

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Intermediate