Word details

唖然

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 唖然.

Dictionary

Entry

唖然あ然ぜん~と AdverbFreq #8557
1

'taru' adjective

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment

Examples
彼女はその知らせに唖然とした。
She was struck dumb at the news.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mute, dumb

10 strokes

On

アク

Kun

おし

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

12 strokesFrequency 401JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ゼンネン

Kun

しかしか.りしか.し

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