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How to say 'Surprise' in Japanese | 驚かす

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The Japanese word for Surprise is 'Odorokasu', written as 驚かす in Japanese.'Surprise' in hiragana is おどろかす.

    word

    驚かす

    Meaning

    Surprise

    Reading

    おどろかす

    odorokasu

    Kanji

    驚Surprise, Surprised

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '驚かす (おどろかす)' means 'to surprise' or 'to astonish'. It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. This verb is used when someone causes another person to feel surprised or shocked, often intentionally. For example: He surprised his friend with a gift「彼は友達をプレゼントで驚かした」(かれはともだちをぷれぜんとでおどろかした). The loud noise surprised everyone「大きな音がみんなを驚かした」(おおきなおとがみんなをおどろかした). The verb can also imply a sense of startling someone, as in: She startled me by suddenly appearing「彼女が突然現れて私を驚かした」(かのじょがとつぜんあらわれてわたしをおどろかした). Note that the verb '驚く (おどろく)' is the intransitive form, meaning 'to be surprised'.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    4481

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 驚かす

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    驚

    Meaning

    Surprise, Surprised

Hiragana in the Word 驚かす

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    か

    Reading

    Ka

  • hiragana

    す

    Reading

    Su

Words Related to 驚かす Through the Kanji 驚

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 驚 as well.

  • word

    驚く

    Meaning

    Surprised

  • word

    驚き

    Meaning

    Surprise

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'Odorokasu' means 'Surprise' .

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