呆然

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぼう
Hyōgai
ぜん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
ぼう然
茫然

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

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

  1. dumbfounded

Adverb

(ぼう)(ぜん) • (bōzen

  1. in amazement, dumbfoundedly