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distracted, unable to concentrate
Describes a state where one's attention is diverted and concentration is broken.
周りがうるさくて気が散る。
It's too noisy around here and I can't focus.
スマホを見ると気が散るから片付けた。
I put my phone away because it was distracting me.
気が散って勉強に集中できない。
I'm too distracted to concentrate on studying.
STRUCTURE: 気 (attention) + が + 散る (to scatter). Literally 'one's attention scatters.'
CAUSATIVE FORM: 気を散らす (to distract someone/oneself)
- ゲームで気を散らす (to distract oneself with games)
RELATED EXPRESSIONS:
- 集中できない (can't concentrate)
- 注意が散漫 (attention is scattered - more formal)
CONTRAST:
- 気が散る: passive distraction (something distracts you)
- 気を取られる: attention is captured by something