How to say distracted in Japanese

散漫☆【さんまんsanman】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse; scattered

Example Sentences

彼女kanojoはha悲嘆にくれていたhitannikureteita。
She was distracted by grief.
彼kareはha騒音souonでde気が散ってkigachitte勉強benkyouできなかったdekinakatta。
The noise distracted him from studying.
彼のkareno話hanashiでde彼女のkanojono悲しみkanashimiはhaまぎれたmagireta。
His talk distracted her from grief.
長いnagai旅行ryokouのno退屈taikutsuをwoミステリーMISUTERIIをwo読んでyonde紛らしたmagirashita。
I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.
そのsono物音monootoでde読書dokushoのno気をそらされたkiwosorasareta。
That sound distracted my attention from reading.

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