驚く

Kana: おどろく

to be surprised

Example sentence

そのニュースを聞いたら驚くと思います。

そのにゅーすをきいたらおどろくとおもいます。

I think you'll be surprised if you hear that news.

What 驚く means

驚く (おどろく) is a Japanese word meaning “to be surprised”. It appears in the Level 2 collection, under Actions & Verbs (and also in Level 4).

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