Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 唖然(あぜん) in Japanese

唖然, あ然, 啞然
Kana Reading
あぜん
Romaji
azen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    `taru' adjective, adverb taking the `to' particle
    Meaning
    dumbfounded; in mute amazement
    Example sentence
    彼女はその知らせ唖然とした She was struck dumb at the news.

Examples of 唖然, あ然, 啞然, あぜん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

12 strokes

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

On'Yomi: ゼン, ネン

Kun'Yomi: しか, しか.り, しか.し, さ

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10 strokes

mute, dumb

On'Yomi: ア, アク

Kun'Yomi: おし

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11 strokes

dumb, mute, become hoarse

On'Yomi: ア

Kun'Yomi: おし

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