Grow with Kitty

おどろく

驚く

odoroku

very common

English

to be surprised

नेपाली

छक्क पर्नु, अचम्मित हुनु

Examples

  1. 急きゅうに大おおきな音おとがして驚おどろきました。

    I was startled by a sudden loud noise.

  2. 日本にほんの物価ぶっかの高たかさに驚おどろきました。

    I was surprised by how high prices are in Japan.

  3. 日本にほんに来きたばかりの頃ころは、電車でんしゃの正確せいかくさに驚おどろいたものです。

    When I'd just arrived in Japan, I remember being amazed at how punctual the trains were.

How to write it

Stroke order for each kanji — tap replay to watch again.

驚 22 strokes

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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