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驚

驚 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. おどろく、おどろかす。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「馬」+音符「敬」。「（馬が）おどろく」を意味する漢語｛驚｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キョウJHS
Kun (native)
  • おどろ(く)JHS
  • おどろ(かす)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音jing1
  • 한글gyeong
  • Hán-ViệtKinh

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
22 strokes
Radical
馬(うま)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+9A5A

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱敬馬

Words using this kanji

  • 驚きおどろき「おどろき」を参照。surprise, astonishment, wonder, amazement
  • 驚異きょうい驚くべきすばらしいこと。wonder, miracle, amazement, prodigy
  • 驚かすおどろかす「おどろかす」を参照。to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
  • 驚嘆きょうたん驚き、感心すること。wonder, admiration, being struck with admiration
  • 驚くおどろくおどろく 参照to be surprised, to be taken aback, to be amazed, to be astonished
  • 驚愕きょうがく非常に驚くこと。astonishment, amazement, surprise, fright
  • 驚くほどおどろくほどto a surprising degree, to a remarkable extent, surprisingly, astonishingly
  • 驚喜きょうき偶然のことに驚くとともに喜ぶこと。pleasant surprise
  • 驚倒きょうとう非常に驚くこと。being very surprised, being utterly astonished, being shocked
  • 驚懼きょうくbeing startled
  • 驚駭きょうがい驚くこと。驚愕。being very surprised
  • 驚安きょうやすsurprisingly cheap, amazingly inexpensive
  • 驚異的きょういてきびっくりするほどすばらしい様。wonderful, astounding, marvellous
  • 驚き入るおどろきいるto be astonished, to be amazed
  • 驚くべきおどろくべきastonishing, amazing, surprising, wonderful
  • 驚天動地きょうてんどうち天を驚かし、地を動かす。大いに世上を驚かすこと。astounding, startling, world-shaking, amazing
  • 驚かせるおどろかせるto surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
  • 驚異の部屋きょういのへやcabinet of curiosities, chamber of curiosities, Wunderkammer
  • 驚くなかれおどろくなかれdo not be surprised, lo and behold, wait for it
  • 驚いたことにおどろいたことにsurprisingly, astonishingly, amazingly, alarmingly

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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