Word Meaning 没頭

ぼっとう bottou

没頭 is read as ぼっとう (bottou) and means immersing oneself in.

Meaning

English

  1. immersing oneself in
  2. being absorbed in
  3. devoting oneself to
  4. giving oneself up entirely to

Reading

Kana

ぼっとう

Romaji

bottou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 退屈,倦怠 Rank 5966 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

陥没乳頭

かんぼつにゅうとう

inverted nipple

没落

ぼつらく

ruin

ぼつ

death

没後

ぼつご

after death

没収

ぼっしゅう

forfeiture

没年

ぼつねん

one's age at death

没法子

めーふぁーず

it can't be helped

没個性的

ぼつこせいてき

impersonal

没収試合

ぼっしゅうじあい

forfeited game

没入感

ぼつにゅうかん

sense of immersion (in a video game, movie, etc.)

没食子

ぼっしょくし

gallnut

没理想

ぼつりそう

(literary) realism

Example Sentences

10

I was absorbed in reading a novel.

He devoted himself to reading books.

He is absorbed in study.

He is absorbed in his work.

Tom was absorbed in his work.

She was engrossed in her work.

She was absorbed in the video.

He devoted himself to music in those days.

Tom seems absorbed in his work.

He has always got his head stuck in a book.