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What is the Kanji for 'Surprise' and 'Surprised'? | 驚

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Surprise' and 'Surprised', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Surprise' and 'Surprised' is 驚.

    kanji

    驚

    Meaning

    Surprise, Surprised

    Reading

    kunyomiおどろ

    odoro

    おどろか

    odoroka

    onyomiきょう

    kyou

    Parts

    馬Horse 敬Respect

    Example Word

    驚かす: surprise. 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'.

    Radical

    馬

    Stroke Count

    22

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    410

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 驚

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    馬

    Meaning

    Horse

    kanji

    敬

    Meaning

    Respect

Words Using 驚

This kanji is used in 3 words:

    word

    驚く

    Meaning

    Surprised

    word

    驚かす

    Meaning

    Surprise

    word

    驚き

    Meaning

    Surprise

Kanji Related to 驚 Through the Part 馬

These 9 kanji contain the part 馬 as well.

    kanji

    駅

    Meaning

    Station

    kanji

    験

    Meaning

    Test

    kanji

    騒

    Meaning

    Clamor, Boisterous

    kanji

    駐

    Meaning

    Parking, Stationed

    kanji

    駄

    Meaning

    Poor quality, Burdensome

    kanji

    駆

    Meaning

    Spur on, Gallop

    kanji

    騎

    Meaning

    Horse, Ride

    kanji

    罵

    Meaning

    Abuse, Insult

    kanji

    駒

    Meaning

    Chess piece

Learn the Kanji 驚

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What does 驚 mean?

驚 means 'Surprise' and 'Surprised'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

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