没頭

ぼっとう

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

What does 没頭 mean?

没頭 is a Japanese noun meaning immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to in English. It is written as 没頭 in kanji, ぼっとう in hiragana, and bottou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼はわれを忘れて研究に没頭した。

He lost himself in his studies.