Meaning

Primary

Crazy About

Alternatives

Absorption, Frantic

Word Type

noun, な adjective, の adjective

Explanation

Even in the middle of your dream you're thinking about your body pillows. You're crazy about them, wrapped in absorption.

Alternatively, this describes doing something frantically, like running away from somebody or something.

Reading

むちゅう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

穴をつくろうのに夢中な母のすがたを見て、うれしくなりました。

I was happy to see my mom so absorbed in patching holes.

皿洗いの男に夢中のウェイトレスのことを好きになってしまったんだ。

I fell in love with a waitress who is mad about a dishwasher.

「サーモン。あのさ、多分知らなかっただろうけど、高校生の頃、き、きみに夢中だったんだ。」「知ってたわよ。フグ。」

"Salmon, well, you probably don't know this, but back in high school, I was, um, crazy about you." "I knew, Fugu."

Kanji Composition