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凝然 (ぎょうぜん, gyouzen) Japanese meaning: stock-still | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 然 sort of thing, so, if so Related words じっと Common, everyday adverb for staying still or motionless. 凝然 is much more literary and emphatic.
静せい 止し Noun/suru-verb meaning 'standstill' or 'stationary', used in both technical and general contexts. 凝然 describes a more dramatic, frozen stillness.
Etymology The kanji 凝 (congeal, freeze) and 然 (state, condition) combine to express a frozen or congealed state. The reading ぎょうぜん is the on'yomi of the characters. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used in classical and literary Japanese.
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With a motionless demeanor, she stared fixedly ahead.
