絶句
Reading: ぜっく
Meaning: to be speechless, to be at a loss for words
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Example Sentence
その 話 を 聞いて 絶句 した
I was speechless when I heard that story.
Usage Notes
Describes being so shocked or moved that one cannot speak.
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