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    研究に没頭する (kenkyuu ni bottou suru - to be absorbed in research)

    Grammar & Usage

    verb phrase
    neutral

    How it works

    Formed by the noun 研究 (research), the indirect object/target particle に (ni), and the suru-verb 没頭する (to immerse oneself / be absorbed in). It functions as an intransitive verb phrase describing a state of singular, intensive focus where outside distractions are ignored.

    Sample sentences

    彼は寝食を忘れて新しいワクチンの研究に没頭している。

    He is absorbed in research on a new vaccine, forgetting to eat and sleep.

    静かな実験室で、彼女は何時間も研究に没頭した。

    In the quiet laboratory, she immersed herself in research for hours.

    若い頃は周りの目も気にせず、ただ自分の研究に没頭していた。

    When I was young, I paid no attention to what others thought and simply immersed myself in my own research.

    Quick facts

    nuance:Implies passionate and total intellectual commitment, often used admiringly in academic or scientific contexts.
    conjugation:Suru-irregular verb (サ行変格活用): 没頭しない, 没頭します, 没頭して, 没頭した
    kanji_breakdown:研究 (kenkyū: research/study) + 没頭 (bottō: sinking one's head / immersion/absorption)

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    Example

    彼は寝食を忘れて新しいワクチンの研究に没頭している。

    He is absorbed in research on a new vaccine, forgetting to eat and sleep.

    静かな実験室で、彼女は何時間も研究に没頭した。

    In the quiet laboratory, she immersed herself in research for hours.

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