あ
唖
ぜん
然

'taru' adjective, adverb taking the と particle

  1. dumbfounded, speechless, flabbergasted, struck dumb with astonishment.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あ
唖
ぜん
然
 唖然 あぜん
　
あ
ぜん
然
 あ然 あぜん
あ
啞
ぜん
然
 啞然 あぜん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mute, dumb
ア　おし　アク (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
Asia, rank next, come after
ア　つ.ぐ　や (9th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
sort of thing, so, if so
ゼン　しか　ネン (4th, N3)
dog meat
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ