悄然

Chinese

quiet; sad
 
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (悄然) 悄 然
simp. #(悄然) 悄 然

Pronunciation


Adverb

悄然

  1. (literary) sorrowfully; sadly
  2. (literary) quietly; softly

Adjective

悄然

  1. (literary) distressed; laden with grief; sad

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悄 然
しょう
Hyōgaiji
ぜん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょーぜん [shòózéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

悄(しょう)然(ぜん) • (shōzen) ←せうぜん (seuzen)? †-tari, adnominal 悄(しょう)然(ぜん)たる (shōzen taru), adverbial 悄(しょう)然(ぜん)と (shōzen to) or 悄(しょう)然(ぜん)として (shōzen to shite)

  1. dejected
  2. quiet

Inflection

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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