散漫
Meanings
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Describes thoughts, attention, or content that lacks focus or coherence; often used for distracted minds or diffuse writing.
His explanation was vague and I couldn't understand what he wanted to say.
When your attention is scattered, mistakes increase.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉の気が散漫になるfor someone's mind to become unfocused/distracted
During class, the students' minds became unfocused.
- 散漫な話a rambling, unfocused talk
His explanation was so unfocused that I couldn't really follow it.
- 散漫な文章disorganized, unfocused writing
This paper is hard to read because the writing is so unfocused.