ぼんやり (Bonyari) is a Japanese adverb meaning “dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely”.
Meanings
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbdimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguelyalso written as 呆んやり
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbabsentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbidly; aimlessly
- nounabsence of mind; fool; blockhead; dunce
Examples
彼女はぼんやり顔をしている。
She has an absent look on her face.
彼は私の顔をぼんやり眺めた。
He gave me a blank stare.
彼はぼんやりした表情をしていた。
He wore a blank look.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).