然

ぜん

-like

Meanings

  1. suffix, often as 〜然とする -like

さ

  1. adverb, archaic so; like that; in that way

しか also 爾

  1. interjection, archaic like that; as such
  2. yeah; uh-huh

Its kanji

In sentences

彼かれらはその知しらせにりつ然ぜんとした。 They were horror stricken at the news. #97877