JLPT N1 · Adverb

呆然 (bouzen)

呆然 (ぼうぜん, bouzen) is a Japanese adverb meaning “dumbfounded; overcome with surprise”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: ぼうぜん
Romaji: bouzen
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze · たる-adjective, adverb (taking と)

Example sentences

その恐ろしい光景に呆然としている。

Stand aghast at the terrible sight.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 呆然

be amazed, disgusted, shockedホウ・ほけ.る・ぼ.ける · 7 strokes

sort of thing, so, if soゼン・ネン・しか・しか.り · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 呆然.

呆れるあきれるto be amazed呆気ないあっけないunsatisfying全然ぜんぜん(not) at all自然しぜんnature偶然ぐうぜんcoincidence依然いぜんstill天然てんねんnature突然とつぜんabrupt当然とうぜんnatural自然科学しぜんかがくnatural science公然こうぜんopen断然だんぜんfirmly漠然ばくぜんvague必然ひつぜんinevitable

Source: JMdict entry 1515610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.