Conjugation
Tap for 驚く (be surprised)
Tap for 驚かす (surprise; startle)
- 驚く — to be surprised / startled
- 驚かす — to surprise / frighten
- 驚異 — wonder / marvel
- 驚喜 — joyful surprise
- 驚愕 — astonishment / shock
驚 combines the radical 馬 (horse) with the phonetic element 敬. Picture a horse suddenly reacting — it startles. The phonetic lends the sound (キョウ) while the horse suggests a quick, jumpy movement: together they give the sense of “being startled” or “astonishing.”