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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: faces & voices

ぼんやり

absent-minded; vaguely

Stroke order of ぼんやり

4 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ぼ · 7 strokesん · 1 strokesや · 3 strokesり · 2 strokes

Memory trick

BONYARI — a 'bony yawn-y' guy staring blankly into space, absent-minded.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; used with する or とした.

The characters in ぼんやり

  • ぼ ぼ — bo (7 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • や や — ya (3 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

彼は窓の外をぼんやり見ていた。

かれはまどのそとをぼんやりみていた。

He was gazing vaguely out the window.

More words: Mimetic words: faces & voices

にやにやgrinning; smirkingくすくすgigglingげらげらroaring with laughterしくしくsobbing quietlyめそめそwhimperingぶつぶつgrumbling; mutteringうとうとdozing offすやすやsleeping peacefullyぼーっとspaced outきょろきょろlooking around restlesslyじろじろstaring

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