How to say 'Surprised' in Japanese | びっくりする

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The Japanese word for Surprised is 'Bikkurisuru', written as びっくりする in Japanese.

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びっくりする

Meaning

Surprised

Reading

Bikkurisuru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'びっくりする (bikkurisuru)' means 'to be surprised' or 'to get startled'. It is used to express a sudden feeling of surprise or shock, often due to something unexpected. This verb is commonly used in everyday conversation and can describe both positive and negative surprises. For example: I was surprised by the loud noise「大きな音にびっくりした」(おおきなおとにびっくりした). She was surprised to see her old friend「彼女は昔の友達を見てびっくりした」(かのじょはむかしのともだちをみてびっくりした). Note that 'びっくりする' is often used in its past tense form 'びっくりした' to describe a reaction to something that has already happened.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

894

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

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

Hiragana in the Word びっくりする

This word contains 6 Hiragana characters :

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び

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hiragana

く

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hiragana

り

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hiragana

す

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hiragana

る

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hiragana

つ

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Tsu

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'Bikkurisuru' means 'Surprised' .

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