"ぼうっと" meaning in Japanese

See ぼうっと in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [bo̞ːt̚to̞] Forms: bōtto [romanization]
Etymology: Generally considered to be a compound of onomatopoeia ぼ (bo) + adverbial particle と (to). Extension of shorter version ぼっと (botto), emphasizing an extended ongoing state of mental or visual fuzziness, vagueness, or indistinctness. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|ぼ}} ぼ (bo), {{ja-r|と}} と (to), {{ja-r|ぼっと}} ぼっと (botto) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} ぼうっと • (bōtto)
  1. unclearly, indistinctly, vaguely.
    Sense id: en-ぼうっと-ja-adv-BQULfVlr Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 41 9 50
  2. the sound of a fire burning strongly
    Sense id: en-ぼうっと-ja-adv-D94CvIce
  3. (by extension) Indicating that someone's face is flushing red: blushingly. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-ぼうっと-ja-adv-u~uIY2Hm Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 8 55 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 32 11 57 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 41 9 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 38 10 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 4 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 3 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ぼおっと (bōtto), ぼーっと (bōtto), ぼっと (botto), ぼんやり (indistinctly)

Alternative forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "clear, distinct",
      "roman": "hakkiri",
      "word": "はっきり"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ぼ"
      },
      "expansion": "ぼ (bo)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "と"
      },
      "expansion": "と (to)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ぼっと"
      },
      "expansion": "ぼっと (botto)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Generally considered to be a compound of onomatopoeia ぼ (bo) + adverbial particle と (to). Extension of shorter version ぼっと (botto), emphasizing an extended ongoing state of mental or visual fuzziness, vagueness, or indistinctness.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bōtto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ぼうっと • (bōtto)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 9 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unclearly, indistinctly, vaguely."
      ],
      "id": "en-ぼうっと-ja-adv-BQULfVlr",
      "links": [
        [
          "unclearly",
          "unclearly"
        ],
        [
          "indistinctly",
          "indistinctly"
        ],
        [
          "vaguely",
          "vaguely"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the sound of a fire burning strongly"
      ],
      "id": "en-ぼうっと-ja-adv-D94CvIce",
      "links": [
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 8 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 11 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 9 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 10 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 4 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 3 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicating that someone's face is flushing red: blushingly."
      ],
      "id": "en-ぼうっと-ja-adv-u~uIY2Hm",
      "links": [
        [
          "flushing",
          "flushing#English"
        ],
        [
          "blushingly",
          "blushingly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) Indicating that someone's face is flushing red: blushingly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ぼーっと"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bo̞ːt̚to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "bōtto",
      "word": "ぼおっと"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "bōtto",
      "word": "ぼーっと"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "botto",
      "word": "ぼっと"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "indistinctly",
      "word": "ぼんやり"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ぼうっと"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "clear, distinct",
      "roman": "hakkiri",
      "word": "はっきり"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Japanese adverbs",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ぼ"
      },
      "expansion": "ぼ (bo)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "と"
      },
      "expansion": "と (to)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ぼっと"
      },
      "expansion": "ぼっと (botto)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Generally considered to be a compound of onomatopoeia ぼ (bo) + adverbial particle と (to). Extension of shorter version ぼっと (botto), emphasizing an extended ongoing state of mental or visual fuzziness, vagueness, or indistinctness.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bōtto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ぼうっと • (bōtto)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unclearly, indistinctly, vaguely."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unclearly",
          "unclearly"
        ],
        [
          "indistinctly",
          "indistinctly"
        ],
        [
          "vaguely",
          "vaguely"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the sound of a fire burning strongly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Indicating that someone's face is flushing red: blushingly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flushing",
          "flushing#English"
        ],
        [
          "blushingly",
          "blushingly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) Indicating that someone's face is flushing red: blushingly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ぼーっと"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bo̞ːt̚to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bōtto",
      "word": "ぼおっと"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bōtto",
      "word": "ぼーっと"
    },
    {
      "roman": "botto",
      "word": "ぼっと"
    },
    {
      "roman": "indistinctly",
      "word": "ぼんやり"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ぼうっと"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ぼうっと meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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