驚く: to be surprised
驚く odoroku
to be surprised; to be astonished
JLPT N4Emotions & character
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
From the lesson 縄文土器
中で布を織っていた女の人は、おどろいて、機織りの道具でけがをし、亡くなってしまいました。
A woman who had been weaving cloth inside was startled, hurt herself on a weaving tool, and died.
From the lesson 誓約とスサノオのあばれ
おどろいたタケミナカタは、逃げて、科野国の州羽の海まで行き、そこで負けを認めました。
Terrified, Takeminakata fled as far as the sea of Suwa in the land of Shinano, and there he admitted defeat.
From the lesson 国譲り