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    3. ぼやぼや

    ぼやぼや

    ぼやぼや

    to be careless

    KMT4CoreRef L1Emotions & PsychologyKana Vocab18 strokes

    ぼやぼやボヤボヤ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Adverb, Particle

    1.
    to be careless, to be inattentive, to be absentminded, to be slow
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Noun, Adjective, Participle, Verb, Adverb

    2.
    long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled)
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Particle

    3.
    flaring up (fire), rising (e.g. steam)
    onomatopoeic or mimetic wordarchaic

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    ぼやぼやするな!

    Don't be careless!

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    ぼやぼやしていると、チャンスを逃のがしてしまうよ。

    If you're inattentive, you'll miss your chance.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    朝あさからぼやぼやして、忘わすれ物ものをしてしまった。

    I was absentminded from the morning and forgot something.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれはいつもぼやぼやしていて、仕し事ごとでミスが多おおい。

    He's always careless and makes many mistakes at work.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    ぼやぼやしていると、周まわりの人ひとに迷めい惑わくをかけることになる。

    If you're inattentive, you'll end up causing trouble for others.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kana that make up this word

    ぼ
    bo
    や
    ya
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