How to say "trance" in Japanese

• 恍惚こうこつCommon
  noun, adverb (with と), taru-adjectiveCovers the ecstatic, rapturous side of 'trance' — a dazed state of bliss or rapture. It suits descriptions of someone transported by emotion or ecstasy rather than ordinary absorption in an activity.
• 夢中むちゅうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, na-adjectiveMostly means forgetting oneself in absorption — being crazy about or engrossed in something. Its 'trance' sense is a daze; for a true hypnotic or ecstatic trance it is often not the word you want.
  私は、うれしくて夢中むちゅうだった。↗

  I was beside myself with joy.

Use 夢中 for being absorbed or engrossed in something, and 恍惚 for a dazed, ecstatic trance-like state; 夢中 is the usual choice for everyday 'trance' senses.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 恍惚こうこつecstasy
• トランスtrance (semi-conscious state)
• 忘我ぼうがtrance
• 変性意識状態へんせいいしきじょうたいtrance
• 夢うつつゆめうつつhalf asleep and half awake
• 夢心地ゆめごこちdreamy state of mind
• 茫然自失ぼうぜんじしつstupor
• 無我の境むがのきょうstate of complete self-effacement
• 恍惚状態こうこつじょうたいstate of ecstasy
• トランスミュージックtrance music
• 夢中むちゅうforgetting oneself