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驚き (おどろき): surprise, astonishment, wonder — Japanese vocabulary

驚き is read おどろき and means "surprise, astonishment, wonder". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

驚き

Reading
おどろき · odoroki
Translation
surprise, astonishment, wonder
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
おどろきがおどろきが

Example

彼の言葉に驚きを感じました。

かれのことばにおどろきをかんじました。

I was surprised by his words.

Kanji in this word

  • 驚 — surprise, astonish

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