“Absentmindedly” in Japanese
Short answer
Absentmindedly in Japanese is “ぽかん” (pokan). Full meaning: vacantly, blankly, absentmindedly; openmouthed, with one's mouth wide-open, gaping, flabbergasted; with a whack, with a thump.
Other ways to say “Absentmindedly” in Japanese
うっそり
ussori absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly
ぼんやり
bonyari dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely; absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly; idly, aimlessly
つくねん
tsukunen (alone and) absentmindedly, vacantly, idly, all alone, (all) by oneself
ぼやっと
boyatto absentmindedly, dazedly, vaguely
もさっと
mosatto absentmindedly, vacantly, dully; to be unattractive, to be unsophisticated, to be unrefined, to be uncouth
我にもあらず
warenimoarazu absentmindedly, in spite of oneself
ほかん
hokan vacantly, blankly, absentmindedly; openmouthed, with one's mouth wide-open, gaping, flabbergasted; with a whack, with a thump
ポカン
pokan vacantly, blankly, absentmindedly; openmouthed, with one's mouth wide-open, gaping, flabbergasted; with a whack, with a thump
ぼかん
bokan vacantly, blankly, absentmindedly; openmouthed, with one's mouth wide-open, gaping, flabbergasted; with a whack, with a thump
うっとり
uttori ecstatically, spellbound, with rapt attention; abstractedly, absentmindedly, absorbedly, vacantly
ボンヤリ
bonyari dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely; absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly; idly, aimlessly
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