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pokan
adverb taking the to particle

Alternate Written Forms:

pokan
pakan
pakan

Root Words:

poka + n

English Meaning(s) for ぽかん

adverb taking the to particle
  1. vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly
  2. openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted
  3. with a whack; with a thump

Definition and Synonyms for ぽかん

Blankly without expression
Synonyms: ぽかん
Blankly in a blank manner
Synonyms: ぽかん

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Sample Sentences for ぽかん

That child stared at me, his mouth agape.
He was standing there with a vacant look.
While looking at the flowers I thought suddenly that humans too had a good side. It's humans who discovered the beauty of flowers and it's also humans who can appreciate them.

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