Lingaku驚く【おどろく】
Frequency rank: 282.
- to be surprised; to be astonished
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
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[Person] is surprised by [Event]
[Person] is astonished by [Situation]
[Friend] is surprised by [Action]
[Person] is surprised about [Time]
[Person] is astonished by [Information]
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- to be surprised; to be astonished
This word is used to express the feeling of being surprised or astonished.
He was astonished by the surprise present.
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おどろく驚く【おどろく】
To be surprised or astonished by something unexpected.
おどろき驚き【おどろき】
The feeling of surprise or astonishment; can also refer to an event that causes surprise.
きょうたん驚嘆【きょうたん】
Refers to being amazed or filled with admiration; often implies a deeper sense of awe.
かんどう感動【かんどう】
To be deeply moved or touched emotionally; can overlap with surprise in some contexts.
こんわく困惑【こんわく】
To be perplexed or confused, often due to a surprising situation.
こうふん興奮【こうふん】
To be excited or thrilled, which can sometimes accompany surprise.
The children were excited about the surprise party.
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Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.
Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything.
6. かれ彼のひょうろん評論はもんだい問題のひょうめんてき表面的なぶんせき分析けっか結果をとりあげていた取り上げていただけだったのでくらすクラスでさいじょうい最上位のせいせき成績をえた得たことにとてもおどろいた驚いた。
His essay gave only a superficial analysis of the problem, so it was a real surprise to him when he got the highest grade in the class.
It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.
When I looked in a gardening book I was surprised by how many were marked poisonous.
Mr Takagi, who's lived here 16 years, was also surprised.
The cook was astonished at his incredible appetite.
My decision to study abroad surprised my parents.
If he could hear of your marriage, he will be very surprised.
I was very much surprised by her sudden change of mind.