悄然

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Chinese

quiet; sad
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
 
trad. (悄然)
simp. #(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
しょう
Hyōgai
ぜん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(しょう)(ぜん) (shōzenせうぜん (seuzen)?-tari (adnominal (しょう)(ぜん)とした (shōzen to shita) or (しょう)(ぜん)たる (shōzen taru), adverbial (しょう)(ぜん) (shōzen to) or (しょう)(ぜん)として (shōzen to shite))

  1. dejected
  2. quiet

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN