Pokan
Also read: ポカン、ぱかん、パカン
ぽかん (Pokan) is a Japanese adverb (to) meaning “vacantly, blankly, absentmindedly, openmouthed”.
Meanings
- adverb (to)vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly
- adverb (to)openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted
- adverb (to)with a whack; with a thump
Examples
その子は口をぽかんと開けて私を見つめた。
That child stared at me, his mouth agape.
彼はぽかんとした顔つきでそこに立っていた。
He was standing there with a vacant look.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).