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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: faces & voices

ぼーっと

spaced out

Stroke order of ぼーっと

4 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ぼ · 7 strokesー · 1 strokesっ · 1 strokesと · 2 strokes

Memory trick

BOOTTO — a 'boot' stuck in your head, you're spaced out.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; with する or していた.

The characters in ぼーっと

  • ぼ ぼ — bo (7 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)

Example sentence

朝はぼーっとしてしまう。

あさはぼーっとしてしまう。

I get spaced out in the morning.

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ぼんやりabsent-minded; vaguelyうとうとdozing offすやすやsleeping peacefullyきょろきょろlooking around restlesslyじろじろstaring

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