Word

驚く

おどろく
CommonJLPT N4

Meanings

  1. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be astonished; to be shocked

  2. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

In Spanish

  1. ser sorprendido

Other forms
愕く、駭く

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 母はははそのニュースを聞きいて驚おどろいた。

    Mother was surprised at the news.

    Mamá quedó sorprendida con la noticia.

    Tatoeba #83064(opens in a new tab)
  • その人ひとはその知しらせに驚おどろきました。

    The man was surprised at the news.

    El hombre se sorprendió con la noticia.

    Tatoeba #208760(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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