漠然

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Chinese

desert; unconcerned
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
 
trad. (漠然) 漠 然
simp. #(漠然) 漠 然

Pronunciation

Adjective

漠然

  1. indifferent; apathetic; cold

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漠 然
ばく
Grade: S 		ぜん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

漠(ばく)然(ぜん) • (bakuzen) †-tari (adnominal 漠(ばく)然(ぜん)とした (bakuzen to shita) or 漠(ばく)然(ぜん)たる (bakuzen taru), adverbial 漠(ばく)然(ぜん)と (bakuzen to) or 漠(ばく)然(ぜん)として (bakuzen to shite))

  1. vague, indistinct
    • 1932, Motojirō Kajii, のんきな患者:
      たとえ吉田(よしだ)は漠然(ばくぜん)とそれを感(かん)じることができても
      tatoe yoshida wa bakuzen to sore o kanjiru koto ga dekite mo
      even if Yoshida could sense it vaguely,

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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