What is the Kanji for "Surprise" and "Surprised"?

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".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Odoro" and "Odoroka".

Its onyomi reading is "Kyou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "馬" means "Horse" and can be read as "Ba", "Ma", and "Uma". And The kanji "敬" means "Respect" and can be read as "Kei" and "Uyama".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "驚" mean in japanese?

"驚" means "Surprise" and "Surprised".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

驚く: "Be surprised". The Japanese verb '驚く (おどろく)' means 'to be surprised'. This verb expresses the emotion of surprise or astonishment about something unexpected or unusual. It can be used to describe one's own reaction to a situation or event. For example: I was surprised by the news - (その知らせに驚いた). She was surprised to see him - (彼女は彼に会って驚いた).

驚かす: "Surprise". The Japanese verb '驚かす (おどろかす)' means 'to surprise'. This verb is used to describe the action of causing someone to be suddenly shocked or amazed. It implies an element of unexpectedness or startling the person. For example: I surprised my friend with a birthday party - (私は友達を誕生日会で驚かせた). Don't surprise me like that! - (そんなふうに驚かさないで!)

驚き: "Surprise". The noun '驚き (おどろき)' means 'surprise'. It refers to a feeling of astonishment or wonder caused by something unexpected or unusual. It can express a sense of amazement, shock, or being taken aback. For example: I was surprised by her announcement - (彼女の発表に驚いた). What a surprise! - (どうにも驚いた!)

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "ど" is read as "do". The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.