没頭する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 没頭する | 没頭しない |
| Polite | 没頭します | 没頭しません |
| Past polite | 没頭しました | 没頭しませんでした |
| Past | 没頭した | 没頭しなかった |
| Te-form | 没頭して | 没頭しないで |
| Desire | 没頭したい | 没頭したくない |
| Potential | 没頭できる | 没頭できない |
| Passive | 没頭される | 没頭されない |
| Causative | 没頭させる | 没頭させない |
| Causative passive | 没頭させられる | 没頭させられない |
| Volitional | 没頭しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 没頭しましょう | |
| Imperative | 没頭しろ | 没頭するな |
| Conditional | 没頭すれば | 没頭しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 没頭したら | 没頭しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
immerse oneself in; be absorbed in; devote oneself to
Used for deep, single-minded engagement in an activity, study, or pursuit. Often followed by する or used as a noun with に 没頭する.
He is absorbed in his research.
The time I spend immersed in my hobby is the happiest.
He is absorbed in his research.
I was so absorbed in my work that I forgot to eat.
没頭する is a more formal, neutral term for immersing oneself in an activity, while 耽る often implies excessive or indulgent absorption.
傾倒 stresses admiration and intellectual devotion toward a person or idea, while 没頭 stresses simply losing oneself in an activity without implying reverence.
没頭 is the usual word for being absorbed in a hobby or task, whereas 埋没 in this sense is rarer and sounds more literary, often paired with 研究.
没頭 is a more formal, literary term for immersing oneself in a task, whereas 無我夢中 is more vivid and typically used in spoken or narrative contexts to describe frantic absorption.