ぼんやり

dim, faint, vague

Also:absentmindedly, idly, absence of mind

What does ぼんやり mean?

ぼんやり is a Japanese noun meaning dim, faint, vague in English. It can also be translated as absentmindedly, idly, absence of mind depending on context. It is written as ぼんやり in hiragana, and bon'yari in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私は普通日曜は1日ぼんやりやり過ごします。

I usually spend the whole day idly on Sunday.