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being absorbed, completely engrossed, in a trance
A state of being so focused or involved in something that one loses self-awareness.
無我夢中で走り続けた。
I kept running, completely absorbed in the moment.
子供たちは無我夢中で遊んでいた。
The children were playing, completely engrossed.
無我夢中になって仕事をした。
I threw myself into work wholeheartedly.
FOUR-CHARACTER IDIOM (四字熟語):
無我 means "selflessness" or "no self" (a Buddhist concept), and 夢中 means "being absorbed" or "in a dream." Together they describe a state of complete absorption where one forgets oneself.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 無我夢中で: completely absorbed (adverbial use)
- 無我夢中になる: to become completely absorbed