Vocabulary

What does ぼーっと (bo-tto) mean?

ぼーっと means in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly.

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Readingぼーっと
Romajibo-tto
Part of speechadverb, suru verb
ぼーっと
bo-tto

in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly

  1. 1adverb · suru verb in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly
  2. 2adverb · suru verb dimly; hazily; faintly
  3. 3adverb with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; flaring up

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