粛然
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 粛然
1
'taru' adjective
silent; quiet; solemn
2
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
softly; quietly; solemnly
Examples
人々が我々について言っていることが真実であることを反省してみると粛然とせざるをえない。
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!
Kanji in this Word
粛
11 strokes
Frequency: 1549
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
solemn
quietly
softly
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シュク
スク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つつし.む
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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