悄然（しょうぜん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: dejected/crestfallen
Example sentences
- 悄然と肩を落とす。 — His shoulders slump dejectedly.
- 悄然として立ち去る。 — She leaves looking utterly dejected.
Idioms & proverbs containing “悄然”
- 孤影悄然 (こえいしょうぜん) — alone and dejected; lonely and downhearted; lonely and crestfallen
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