呆然

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呆	然
ぼう Hyōgaiji	ぜん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
ぼう然 茫然

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

呆(ぼう)然(ぜん) • (bōzen) ^†-tari (adnominal 呆(ぼう)然(ぜん)とした (bōzen to shita) or 呆(ぼう)然(ぜん)たる (bōzen taru), adverbial 呆(ぼう)然(ぜん)と (bōzen to) or 呆(ぼう)然(ぜん)として (bōzen to shite))

1. dumbfounded

Adverb

呆(ぼう)然(ぜん) • (bōzen) 

1. in amazement, dumbfoundedly