驚く

Word
驚く
Reading
おどろく
Level
N3
Part of speech
verb
Meaning
to be surprised, to be astonished
Example

そのニュースを聞いて驚いた。 I was surprised to hear that news.

Confused with

怒る (おこる) - 驚く means to be surprised, whereas 怒る means to get angry.

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