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あっけにとられる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
呆気にとられる
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Reading : あっけにとられる   
expression, ichidan verb
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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呆気にとられる is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 184,000 (about 376,000 results)
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Example sentences:
ぼく
あっけ
呆気
にとられて
かのじょ
彼女
ひとご
人込
なか
えていく
なが
めていた

Taken aback, I watched her disappear into the crowd.
あっけにとられる
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 185,000 (about 349,000 results)
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あっけに取られる
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Reading : あっけにとられる   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 222,000 (about 115,000 results)
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呆気に取られる
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Reading : あっけにとられる   
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ホウ   ボウ   amazed   あきれる to be amazed   ほうける    ほけ    ぼける to be befuddled or slow; to go senile   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
キ   ケ    spirit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
second   おつ    
crossed swords
シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
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