DOPPU-RI どっぷり
Meanings
① The state of being fully immersed in hot water, etc.
② They seem to be completely addicted to a certain environment.
Examples
① I am happy to soak myself shoulder-deep in hot water.
熱いお湯に肩までどっぷり浸かるのが幸せだ。
② They are so immersed in the world of evil that it is difficult for them to reintegrate into society.
悪の世界にどっぷり浸かってしまい、社会復帰が難しい。
Dogmatic Opinion
Often followed by “soaking.”
In the usage of ②, it is mainly used critically for an environment that is considered to be not good.
“Immerse oneself in the culture of the government office.”
“Immerse oneself in preconceived notions.”
It is clear that the speaker wants to criticize those immersed in the culture of government offices and preconceived notions.
Those who are immersed in a certain world have the essence of that world seeping into their bodies, and it is not easy to remove it.
Proximate Expression
engrossed
immersed
addicted
fixated
