The kanji 驚: meaning, readings and stroke order

驚

Meaning: be surprised
On reading: キョウ kyou
Kun reading: おどろ（く） odoroku、おどろ（かす） odorokasu
Strokes: 22
Radical: 馬 horse
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ngạc nhiên, giật mình (kinh)
Japanese: おどろく。びっくりする。
Korean: 놀라다 (경)
Chinese: 吃惊、惊讶 (惊)

Readings, words and example sentences

キョウ kyou · on reading · less common

驚きょう異い
wonder, something amazing
驚きょう異いの記録が生まれました。
An amazing record was set.

おどろ（く） odoroku · kun reading

驚おどろく
to be surprised
その知らせに 驚おどろきました。
I was surprised by the news.

おどろ（かす） odorokasu · kun reading · less common

驚おどろかす
to surprise, to startle
後ろから友だちを 驚おどろかします。
I surprise my friend from behind.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.