唖然

あぜん

Also written あ然

Meanings

1. たる-adjective, Adverb dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment

Kanji

• 唖 mute; dumb. Read as ア.
• 然 -ly. Read as ゼン.

Example sentences

• 彼は父が農園を売り払ったのに唖然とした。
  He was surprised his father had sold the farm.
• トムは唖然としている。
  Tom is dumbfounded.
• 唖然としました。
  I was dumbfounded.

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