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呆然: dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement, in a daze | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

呆然(ぼうぜん)

ぼうぜん

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

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突然(とつぜん)の知(し)らせに、彼(かれ)は呆然(ぼうぜん)と立(た)ち尽(つ)くした。
Overwhelmed by the sudden news, he stood there in a daze.
予想外(よそうがい)の判決(はんけつ)を聞(き)き、弁護士(べんごし)は呆然(ぼうぜん)とした。
Upon hearing the unexpected verdict, the lawyer was dumbfounded.

長年準備(ながねんじゅんび)してきた計画(けいかく)が白紙(はくし)になり、彼(かれ)は呆然(ぼうぜん)とした。

When the plan he had prepared for years was scrapped, he was left dumbfounded.

事故(じこ)の責任(せきにん)を自分(じぶん)が負(お)うことになり、彼女(かのじょ)は呆然(ぼうぜん)とした。

When she was made responsible for the accident, she was dumbfounded.