忘我（ぼうが）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: self-forgetfulness / trance
Example sentences
- 忘我の境地で演奏する。 — She played in a state of self-forgetful absorption.
- 忘我になって作業に打ち込む。 — He threw himself into the work, losing all sense of self.
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