No. 2,100 in Japanese
夢中
Being engrossed; absorbed; obsessed.
In a sentence
彼はゲームに夢中になっている。
He is obsessed with the game.
The word '夢中' is used to express someone's deep focus or enthusiasm towards an activity, conveying engagement or fascination.
彼女は最近読書に夢中だ。
She has been absorbed in reading recently.
Here, '夢中' is used to describe someone's strong interest or involvement in an ongoing activity, highlighting passion or absorption.
子供たちは遊びに夢中で時間を忘れている。
The children are fully engaged in playing and have lost track of time.
In this sentence, '夢中' illustrates the children's intense enjoyment and dedication to their play, which leads to forgetting external constraints like time.
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