唖然
Meanings
Taru-adjective
Adverb taking と
1. dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
Other spellings
あ然
Kanji used
Pitch accent
あぜん
Examples2
彼女 は その 知らせ に 唖然と した。
She was struck dumb at the news.
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.