EntryJLPT N1
  1. Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

    その恐ろしい光景に呆然としている。
    Stand aghast at the terrible sight.

Also written 茫然【ぼうぜん】惘然【ぼうぜん】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

be amazed, disgusted, shocked

Kun
ほけ.るぼ.けるあき.れるおろか
On
ホウ
Strokes
7
Frequency
1848 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 54

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Dictionary and index codes (14)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
3d4.13The Kanji Dictionary
6090.4Four corner code
5446Unicode hex code
1-42-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
896Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
738New Nelson (John Haig)
2712Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2181Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2297Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3395Morohashi
dai1, ai2Pinyin reading
mae, boKorean reading
54WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

Kun
しかしか.りしか.し
On
ゼンネン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
401 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.10The Kanji Dictionary
2333.3Four corner code
2540deroo
7136Unicode hex code
1-33-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2770Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3435New Nelson (John Haig)
2782New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3456Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1779Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2423Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
241Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
256Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
375A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1788Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
437Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19149Morohashi
528A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
651Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
662Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
450sakade
716Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
557henshall3
592Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
144crowley
401Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1279Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
246Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ran2Pinyin reading
yeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level