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驚かす is an exact match with the following word:
驚かす
BOOST
Reading : おどろかす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• Google Japan frequency rank: 151,000 (about 544,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4028 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
その
くつ
ねだん
値段
たか
おどろ
かされた

I was surprised at how expensive the shoes were.
かれ
わたし
たち
みんな
おどろ
かさせた

His death surprised us all.
みずき
水木
しげる
まんが
漫画
ひと
おどろ
かして
その
たましい
ようかい
妖怪
てくる

In manga by Shigeru Mizuki, a yokai appears, astonishing people and sucking out their souls.
キョウ   surprised   おどろ to be surprised   おどろかす to surprise, to frighten   
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ケイ   うやま to respect, revere   
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grass   
ク    verse, phrase   
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wrap
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ぼく strike   
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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fire
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