趣味に没頭する (shumi ni bottou suru - to lose oneself in a hobby)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This phrase is composed of the noun 趣味 (shumi, hobby), the particle に (ni) indicating the target of absorption, and the suru-verb 没頭する (bottou suru, to be immersed/absorbed). It conjugates as an irregular suru-verb (e.g., 没頭している for the ongoing state, 没頭した for past tense). It typically carries a neutral to positive nuance of deep, focused enjoyment where time or surroundings are forgotten.
Sample sentences
週末は時間を忘れて趣味の写真撮影に没頭している。
On the weekends, I lose track of time and immerse myself in my hobby of photography.
仕事のストレスを発散するために、休日は趣味に没頭することにしている。
To blow off work stress, I make it a point to absorb myself in my hobbies on days off.
彼は部屋にこもり、一日中趣味のプラモデル作りに没頭していた。
He shut himself in his room and was completely absorbed in his hobby of building plastic models all day.
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Example
週末は時間を忘れて趣味の写真撮影に没頭している。
On the weekends, I lose track of time and immerse myself in my hobby of photography.
仕事のストレスを発散するために、休日は趣味に没頭することにしている。
To blow off work stress, I make it a point to absorb myself in my hobbies on days off.
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