読書に没頭する (dokushou ni bottou suru - to be engrossed in reading)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This phrase combines the noun '読書' (dokushou, reading) with the noun '没頭' (bottou, absorption/engrossment) and the verb 'する' (suru, to do). The particle 'に' (ni) indicates the object or target of the action of '没頭する', effectively meaning "to be absorbed 'in' reading."
Sample sentences
彼女はいつもカフェで読書に没頭している。
She is always engrossed in reading at the cafe.
休日は家で好きな本を読んで読書に没頭するのが好きだ。
On my days off, I like to read my favorite books at home and be engrossed in reading.
子供の頃から、彼はよく図書館で読書に没頭していた。
Since childhood, he often used to be absorbed in reading at the library.
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Example
彼女はいつもカフェで読書に没頭している。
She is always engrossed in reading at the cafe.
休日は家で好きな本を読んで読書に没頭するのが好きだ。
On my days off, I like to read my favorite books at home and be engrossed in reading.
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