漠然

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
  • 漠然不動／漠然不动
  • 漠然不覺／漠然不觉
  • 漠然不顧／漠然不顾
  • 漠然置之 (mòránzhìzhī)

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

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) ばくぜん [bàkúzéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ba̠kɯ̟ᵝzẽ̞ɴ]

    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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →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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