Word Meaning 呆然

ぼうぜん bouzen

呆然 is read as ぼうぜん (bouzen) and means dumbfounded.

Meaning

English

  1. dumbfounded
  2. overcome with surprise
  3. in blank amazement
  4. in a daze

Reading

Kana

ぼうぜん

Romaji

bouzen

Writing Variants

  • 惘然 ぼうぜん bouzen
  • 惘然 もうぜん mouzen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一読呆然

いちどくぼうぜん

a (single) reading (a perusal) leaves one dumbfounded

呆ける

ぼける

to be mentally slow

呆気

あっけ

being taken aback

呆れる

あきれる

to be amazed

自然

しぜん

nature

当然

とうぜん

naturally

不自然

ふしぜん

unnatural

天然

てんねん

natural airhead

依然

いぜん

still

全然

ぜんぜん

(not) at all

公然

こうぜん

open

必然

ひつぜん

inevitability

Example Sentences

3

とつぜんのしらせにぼうぜんとたちつくした。

I stood there in shock at the sudden news.

The people around were stunned.

They were stunned after finding out about his resignation.