ぼう
茫
ぜん
然
じ
自
しつ
失

noun, takes する, intransitive verb, takes genitive case の

Messages.yoji.
  1. stupor, stupefaction, trance, (being) dumbfounded.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぼう
茫
ぜん
然
じ
自
しつ
失
 茫然自失 ぼうぜんじしつ
ぼう
呆
ぜん
然
じ
自
しつ
失
 呆然自失 ぼうぜんじしつ
　
ぼ
　
う
　
ぜ
　
ん
じ
自
しつ
失
 ぼうぜん自失 ぼうぜんじしつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wide, extensive
ボウ　とお.い (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ　な.い　モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
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
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
lose, error, fault
シツ　うしな.う　う.せる (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
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)