かく
赫
ぜん
然

adverb taking the と particle, 'taru' adjective

  1. violent and angry. Archaism.
  2. shining, glittering, sparkling.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かく
赫
ぜん
然
 赫然 かくぜん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

suddenly, brighten, illuminate
カク　あかい　あか (Kentei Pre-1)
red
あか　セキ　あ (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
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