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愕然

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 愕然

くぜん
~と Adverb
Freq #5813
1

'taru' adjective

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

Examples
あのニュースを聞いた時にはがくぜんとした。
When I heard the news I was caught with my pants down.

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes

Meanings

surprised
frightened

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ガク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おどろ.く
12 strokes
Frequency: 401
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

sort of thing
so
if so
in that case
well

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゼン
ネン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しか
しか.り
しか.し
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