驚 means 'surprised'

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Strokes : 22 Frequency: 784 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-5 Grade: 8 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 19 words Used in 27 words Used in 6 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

キョウ

Kun

おどろく to be surprised おどろかす to surprise, to frighten

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Find out what this means to a Japanese person: "Right now I'm so surprised that my feelings are like a bluefin tuna from the shelf.' Also learn to say these things: "Much to my surprise, the door opened without a sound," "Everyone marveled at her courage," "The most precious thing in life is wonder," "I didn't mean to surprise you," and "His stupid answer surprised everybody."

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⿱ 敬 respect 馬 horse

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 驚 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 驚 is used 23 times, read 2 ways.

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キョウ : 12 words FIND ALL

きょうい

驚異

noun, 'no' adjective

wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy

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おどろく : 11 words FIND ALL

おどろ

驚

く

'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb

to be surprised; to be astonished

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An additional おどろ.かす less common words include 驚 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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