Word Meaning 愕然

がくぜん gakuzen

愕然 is read as がくぜん (gakuzen) and means astonished.

Meaning

English

  1. astonished
  2. shocked
  3. amazed
  4. astounded
  5. aghast

Reading

Kana

がくぜん

Romaji

gakuzen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Antonyms 平然 Rank 151485 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

突然

とつぜん

abrupt

断然

だんぜん

definitely (wrong, different, etc.)

未然

みぜん

before it happens

寂然

せきぜん

forlornness

Example Sentences

3

I was shocked at the betrayal of a friend I trusted.

I remember feeling very sad and just shocked.

Mirume is over the moon with his first love, however, he is left thunderstruck when he finds out that Yuri is already married.