Word details

愕然

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

Dictionary

Entry

愕然くぜん~と AdverbFreq #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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

surprised, frightened

12 strokes

On

ガク

Kun

おどろ.く

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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