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Emotion & Feeling

うっかり

ukkari

Absent-mindedly; carelessly

A careless, absent-minded lapse in attention resulting in a mistake. Not intentional negligence but a momentary mental slip.

💡Used when someone forgets something, makes a silly mistake, or overlooks something obvious.

Example

うっかり財布を家に忘れてきてしまった。

I absent-mindedly left my wallet at home.

Quiz yourself

I ___ forgot about our meeting and overslept.

○○会議のことを忘れて寝過ごしてしまった。

carelessabsent-mindedmistakeforgetfullapse
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