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放心状態 (ほうしんじょうたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
dazed state ; absent-mindedness ; abstraction
Describes a state of mental blankness or distraction, often after a shock or when lost in thought. The gloss 'stargazing' is a rare, figurative rendering.
試し 験けん 中ちゅう に 放ほう 心しん 状じょう 態たい に なっ て 、 問もん 題だい が 解と け なかっ た 。
I went blank during the exam and couldn't solve the problems.
Kanji 状 status quo, conditions, circumstances 態 attitude, condition, figure Similar words 放ほう 心しん 放心 is the core noun meaning 'absent-mindedness' or 'daze'; 放心状態 explicitly frames it as a state or condition.
ぼんやり ぼんやり is a more casual, everyday adverb/noun for being spaced out or vague, while 放心状態 is a heavier, often clinical-sounding compound.
Etymology Compound of 放心 (ほうしん, 'absent-mindedness, daze') and 状態 (じょうたい, 'state, condition').
