驚く
おどろく
Also written 愕く, 駭く
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be astonished; to be shocked
- to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
Kanji
- 驚 surprise. Read as おどろく.
Example sentences
- 驚くことではないね。
It doesn't surprise me. - そんなに驚くことじゃないよね？
It's not much of a surprise, is it? - 驚かない所をみると知ってたのね。
Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known. - 驚くこと、不思議に思うことは理解し始めるということなんだ。
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. - ジェイソンは無口な人だったので彼が何かを言うたび驚いていた。
Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything.
Common phrases
- 驚くほど (おどろくほど) to a surprising degree
- 音に驚く
- 姿に驚く
- 大きさに驚く
- 高さに驚く
- 中で驚く
- あっと驚く (あっとおどろく) to get a big surprise
- 光景に驚く
- 行動に驚く
- 様子に驚く
- 変化に驚く
- 声に驚く
- ギャップに驚く
- 出来事に驚く
Related forms
- 驚かす (おどろかす) to surprise (transitive partner)