Japanese symbol for “disheartened”
憮然
ぶぜん
Romaji: buzen
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; glum
In Japanese, disheartened is 憮然, read ぶぜん (buzen).
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Meanings
- adj-t, adv-to disappointed; dejected; disheartened; glum; astonished; dumbfounded
- adj-t, adv-to indignant; angry
Written forms: 憮然、ぶ然. Readings: ぶぜん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “disheartened”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意気阻喪 | いきそそう ikisosou | depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん zenzen | (not) at all; (not) in the slightest |
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 天然 | てんねん tennen | nature; spontaneity |
| 偶然 | ぐうぜん guuzen | coincidence; chance; accident |
See also: Chinese symbol for “disheartened”.
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