【JLPT N1 Grammar】〜にかまけて

2020年5月7日 2024年8月10日

Explanation：〜にかまけて

Meaning
”〜に忙しくて / 〜に夢中で / 〜にばかり時間を使って“
あることに忙しかったり、夢中になりすぎて、他にしなければならないことをしないという意味です。　

"being preoccupied with ~ / being obsessed with ~"
Used to describe someone who is overly focused on or preoccupied with something, often to the detriment of other responsibilities or activities. It implies that someone is so engrossed in one thing that they neglect other important matters.

Form
N + にかまけて

JLPT Level
N1

Sample sentenes

夫はスマホゲームにかまけて、家事かじを手伝てつだおうとしない。
My husband is so absorbed in smartphone games that he doesn’t even try to help with the housework.

彼はバイトにかまけて、全然ぜんぜん日本語の勉強をしていません。
He is so preoccupied with his part-time job that he hasn’t studied Japanese at all.

彼は恋愛れんあいにかまけて、僕たちとは全然遊あそんでくれない。
He is so focused on his romantic relationship that he no longer hangs out with us at all.

忙いそがしさにかまけて、彼女の誕生日を忘れてしまった。
I was so caught up in my busyness that I forgot her birthday.

育児いくじにかまけて、他のことまで手が回まわらない。
I’m so absorbed in parenting that I can't manage to attend to other things.

Vocabulary

Japanese		English
育児	いくじ	child care / parenting