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Kanji Detail for 然 - "so, natural, thus"
然
- Meaning
然 means "so, natural, thus."
So - In that manner; thus.
Natural - As expected; of course.
Burn - To be on fire.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
yes, certainly; pledge, promise
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
certainly; naturally; suddenly
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To burn. Original character for 燃. (Mencius) "Like fire just starting to burn." | To permit. Agreeing is called 然諾. | Thus. (Analects) "Is that so? Can that be so?" | A response word. (Analects) "Is that a disciple of Lu's Confucius?" Said, "Yes." | A grammatical particle. Descriptive words often use it. As in 油然作雲 (clouds rising naturally), 沛然下雨 (rain falling abundantly). | A connecting word linking what precedes to what follows. As in 然後 (then), 然而 (however), 然則 (in that case).
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Sentences including 然
All of a sudden , a fire broke out in the movie theater.
That he should think so is quite natural.
I came to liverpool by chance.
Our meeting was quite accidental.
We met her by accident.
I don't blame you.
I had a call from james out of the blue.
War suddenly broke out.
Suddenly , the captain left the ship.
The war didn't break out by accident.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
これは世間を憚かる遠慮というよりも、その方が私にとって自然だからである。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それで夏休みに当然帰るべきところを、わざと避けて東京の近くで遊んでいたのである。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生と掛茶屋で出会った時、先生は突然私に向かって、「君はまだ大分長くここにいるつもりですか」と聞いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれどもその表情の中には判然いえないような一種の曇りがあった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の足が段々｜繁くなった時のある日、先生は突然私に向かって聞いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
相手は先生よりも低い音なので、誰だか判然しなかったが、どうも奥さんらしく感ぜられた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そういう意味からいって、私たちは最も幸福に生れた人間の一対であるべきはずです」私は今前後の行き掛りを忘れてしまったから、先生が何のためにこんな自白を私にして聞かせたのか、判然いう事ができない。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生の新橋行きは前日わざわざ告別に来た友人に対する礼義としてその日突然起った出来事であった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が奥さんと話している間に、問題が自然先生の事からそこへ落ちて来た。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「君は私がなぜ毎月雑司ヶ谷の墓地に埋っている友人の墓へ参るのか知っていますか」先生のこの問いは全く突然であった」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生の頭さえあれば、こういう態度は坐って世の中を考えていても自然と出て来るものだろうか。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれどもそれは懐かしい春の雲を眺めるような心持で、ただ漠然と夢みていたに過ぎなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha