Meaning of 驚く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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驚く, 愕く, 駭くJLPT 4
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Kana Readingおどろく
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Romajiodoroku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be surprised; to be astonished
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Example Sentences
驚く, 愕く, 駭く, おどろく used in context
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Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
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ガーデニングの本を見てたら、ドクロマークのついたのがいっぱいあって驚きました。
When I looked in a gardening book I was surprised by how many were marked poisonous.
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Mr Takagi, who's lived here 16 years, was also surprised.
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Kyoko, startled by the lightning, clung onto me.
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The old man looked surprised at the news.
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I was surprised to hear her voice in the next room.
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