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驚

wonder
Stroke count: 22

Readings

On readingキョウ
Kun readingおどろ.く、おどろ.かす
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. wonderRtK
  2. surprised
  3. amazed
  4. astonished
  1. to be surprised
  2. to be taken aback
  3. to be amazed
  4. to be astonished
  5. to be shocked

Popular Usage

驚く驚かす驚き驚異

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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awe · flowers (艹) · phrase · bound up (乙) · mouth (口) · taskmaster · team of horses

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2141

Compound words

驚くおどろく
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be astonished; to be shocked
驚かすおどろかす
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
驚きおどろき
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
驚異きょうい
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
驚嘆きょうたん
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
驚愕きょうがく
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
驚くほどおどろくほど
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly
一驚いっきょう
surprise
吃驚びっくり
to be surprised
喫驚びっくり
to be surprised
驚喜きょうき
pleasant surprise, delight
驚歎きょうたん
wonder
驚懼きょうく
being startled
驚駭きょうがい
being very surprised
鹿驚かかし
scarecrow
吃驚仰天びっくりぎょうてん
astonished
驚き入るおどろきいる
to be astonished
驚くべきおどろくべき
astonishing

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の手腕に全然驚かなかった。
He was not at all surprised at her ability.tatoeba
彼は日本の歴史に非常に興味を持っており、その知識の深さには驚くばかりである。
He is very much interested in Japanese history. We are surprised at his vast knowledge of the subject.tatoeba
彼は盗まれたかばんを見つけて驚いた。
He was surprised to find his stolen bag.tatoeba
彼は怒るだろうと思ったが、驚いたことに彼は笑った。
I thought he would be angry but, to my surprise, he smiled.tatoeba
明かりがつきこれはと驚く二人。
When the lights are turned on, the two retainers are surprised to see Mitsuhide.wiki
それでもなお驚くほど膨大な著述を残している。
Even so, MIMURA left astonishingly enormous volume of works.wiki
観客は驚きどよめいた。
The audience was surprised and made a stir.wiki
天皇は驚き、とても悲しんだ。
The emperor was shocked and mourned over the loss greatly.wiki
記録が正確ならば当時としては驚異的な長寿である。
If the record is correct, he enjoyed outstanding longevity for that time.wiki
当時の火縄銃や弾丸の性能を考えると、驚異的な腕前である。
Taking the performance of matchlocks and bullets of that time into consideration, he was an extremely excellent gunman.wiki

Stroke Order

22 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 驚

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