愕然
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 愕然
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'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
愕
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
然
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
さ
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