愁しゅう然ぜん

noun, taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

sorrowfully; with a heavy heart

Archaic/literary word describing a deeply sorrowful or melancholy state. Often used in classical or highly formal written contexts. The 'taru' adjective and 'to' adverb forms are typical of classical Japanese grammar.

• 愁しゅう然ぜんとして、彼かれは故こ郷きょうを後あとにした。

  Sorrowfully, he left his hometown behind.

• 愁しゅう然ぜんたる面おも持もちで、彼かの女じょは窓まどの外そとを眺ながめていた。

  With a sorrowful expression, she was gazing out the window.