ぼうっと

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Japanese

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ぼうっと • (bōtto) 

  1. unclearly, indistinctly, vaguely.
  2. the sound of a fire burning strongly
  3. (by extension) Indicating that someone's face is flushing red: blushingly.

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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