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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

びっくりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	びっくりする	びっくりしない
Polite	びっくりします	びっくりしません
Past polite	びっくりしました	びっくりしませんでした
Past	びっくりした	びっくりしなかった
Te-form	びっくりして	びっくりしないで
Desire	びっくりしたい	びっくりしたくない
Potential	びっくりできる	びっくりできない
Passive	びっくりされる	びっくりされない
Causative	びっくりさせる	びっくりさせない
Causative passive	びっくりさせられる	びっくりさせられない
Volitional	びっくりしよう
Polite volitional	びっくりしましょう
Imperative	びっくりしろ	びっくりするな
Conditional	びっくりすれば	びっくりしなければ
Tara conditional	びっくりしたら	びっくりしなかったら

Meanings

noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, adverb

be surprised; be startled; be amazed

usually written using kana aloneonomatopoeic or mimetic word

Mimetic word expressing sudden surprise or fright. Can be used as a noun, a suru-verb, or adverbially.

大おおきな音おとにびっくりした。
I was startled by the loud noise.
彼かの女じょの変かわりようにびっくりしている。
I'm amazed at how much she has changed.

noun-modifying (irregular)

surprise (as in surprise party)

usually written using kana aloneonomatopoeic or mimetic word

Prenominal use, modifying a noun to indicate something unexpected or surprising.

友とも達だちがびっくりパーティーを開ひらいてくれた。
My friends threw me a surprise party.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉にびっくりするto be surprised at something
彼かれが突とつ然ぜん結けっ婚こんしたことにびっくりした。
I was surprised that he suddenly got married.
〈人ひと〉をびっくりさせるto surprise someone
サプライズパーティーで友とも達だちをびっくりさせた。
I surprised my friend with a surprise party.
びっくりするほど〈形けい容よう詞し〉surprisingly ~; ~ to an astonishing degree
このラーメンはびっくりするほど美味おいしい。
This ramen is surprisingly delicious.

Kanji

吃stammer
驚wonder, be surprised, frightened
喫consume, eat, drink

Related words· 10

驚おどろくN4sense 1
驚く is the neutral, all-purpose verb for being surprised, while びっくり is a colloquial, mimetic word with a more vivid, everyday feel.
仰ぎょう天てん sense 1
仰天 describes being utterly astonished or flabbergasted and sounds more dramatic and literary than the everyday びっくり.
驚きょう愕がく sense 1
驚愕 is a stronger, more formal word for shock or astonishment, often used in writing, whereas びっくり is casual and spoken.
ドキッとN1sense 1
ドキッと describes a sudden jolt of the heart, often with a nervous or guilty edge, while びっくり is broader and can be positive, neutral, or negative.

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ドッキリ
びっくり is the general word for being surprised, while ドッキリ stresses a sudden, heart-jolting shock or a hidden-camera style prank.
ぎょっとN1
びっくり is the everyday, general word for being surprised, while ぎょっと describes a sharper, more sudden jolt of shock or fright.
驚おどろきN1
びっくり is a colloquial, onomatopoeic word for surprise often paired with する, while 驚き is a more neutral noun that works in writing and formal speech.
たまげる
びっくりする is the everyday casual word for being surprised, whereas たまげる is rarer and sounds more rustic or emphatic.
目めを丸まるくするN1
びっくりする is a casual, everyday word for being startled or surprised, whereas 目を丸くする is a more descriptive idiom focusing on the widened-eye expression.
サプライズ
びっくり is a casual word for the sudden startled reaction itself, whereas サプライズ focuses on the deliberately arranged surprise.

Don't confuse with

吃どもるN1
吃驚（びっくり）shares the kanji 吃 with 吃る but means 'to be surprised' and has nothing to do with speech disfluency.

Written forms

びっくりUsage75%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
ビックリUsage23%
kana-only spelling
Katakana variant, often used for emphasis or in informal writing.
吃驚びっくりUsage2%
rarely-used kanji formgikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Rare kanji form; a jukujikun reading. Not commonly used.
喫驚びっくり
rarely-used kanji formgikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Rare kanji form; a jukujikun reading. Not commonly used.

Etymology

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it likely imitates the sound or feeling of a sudden jump or start.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉にびっくりするto be surprised at something

彼かれが突とつ然ぜん結けっ婚こんしたことにびっくりした。

I was surprised that he suddenly got married.

〈人ひと〉をびっくりさせるto surprise someone

サプライズパーティーで友とも達だちをびっくりさせた。

I surprised my friend with a surprise party.

びっくりするほど〈形けい容よう詞し〉surprisingly ~; ~ to an astonishing degree

このラーメンはびっくりするほど美味おいしい。

This ramen is surprisingly delicious.

Related words· 10

驚おどろくN4sense 1

驚く is the neutral, all-purpose verb for being surprised, while びっくり is a colloquial, mimetic word with a more vivid, everyday feel.

仰ぎょう天てん sense 1

仰天 describes being utterly astonished or flabbergasted and sounds more dramatic and literary than the everyday びっくり.

驚きょう愕がく sense 1

驚愕 is a stronger, more formal word for shock or astonishment, often used in writing, whereas びっくり is casual and spoken.

ドキッとN1sense 1

ドキッと describes a sudden jolt of the heart, often with a nervous or guilty edge, while びっくり is broader and can be positive, neutral, or negative.

Show 6 more

ドッキリ
びっくり is the general word for being surprised, while ドッキリ stresses a sudden, heart-jolting shock or a hidden-camera style prank.
ぎょっとN1
びっくり is the everyday, general word for being surprised, while ぎょっと describes a sharper, more sudden jolt of shock or fright.
驚おどろきN1
びっくり is a colloquial, onomatopoeic word for surprise often paired with する, while 驚き is a more neutral noun that works in writing and formal speech.
たまげる
びっくりする is the everyday casual word for being surprised, whereas たまげる is rarer and sounds more rustic or emphatic.
目めを丸まるくするN1
びっくりする is a casual, everyday word for being startled or surprised, whereas 目を丸くする is a more descriptive idiom focusing on the widened-eye expression.
サプライズ
びっくり is a casual word for the sudden startled reaction itself, whereas サプライズ focuses on the deliberately arranged surprise.

Written forms

びっくりUsage75%

gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.

ビックリUsage23%

kana-only spelling

Katakana variant, often used for emphasis or in informal writing.

吃驚びっくりUsage2%

rarely-used kanji formgikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

Rare kanji form; a jukujikun reading. Not commonly used.

喫驚びっくり

rarely-used kanji formgikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

Rare kanji form; a jukujikun reading. Not commonly used.