単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Onomatopoeia#5,412 most used

ぼんやり

vaguely; dimly

IN A SENTENCE

We saw a dim light in the distance.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguely

adverb · adverb, takes と · する verb

TANGOYA ASKS

2

absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly

adverb · adverb, takes と · する verb

3

idly; aimlessly

adverb · adverb, takes と · する verb

4

absence of mind; fool; blockhead; dunce

noun

DETAILS

Kind擬音語, onomatopoeia

Frequency#5,412 most used

Writtenぼんやり only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium