“Vacantly” in Japanese
Short answer
Vacantly 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 “Vacantly” in Japanese
きょとん
kyoton (looking) blankly, vacantly, dazedly, (staring) in puzzlement, with a look of amazement
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
ほかん
hokan vacantly, blankly, absentmindedly; openmouthed, with one's mouth wide-open, gaping, flabbergasted; with a whack, with a thump
ぼーっと
bo-tto in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly; dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly; with a roar (of flames), with a whoosh, flaring up
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
キョトン
kyoton (looking) blankly, vacantly, dazedly, (staring) in puzzlement, with a look of amazement
もさっと
mosatto absentmindedly, vacantly, dully; to be unattractive, to be unsophisticated, to be unrefined, to be uncouth
ぽかり
pokari with a whack, with a thump; openmouthed, with one's mouth wide-open, gaping, flabbergasted; vacantly, blankly, absentmindedly
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