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震駭させる (しんがいさせる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, ichidan verb
frighten ; terrify ; shock
Literary and emphatic expression meaning to cause great fear or shock. Rare in everyday speech; more common in written narratives or dramatic contexts.
ばく
発はつ
音おん
が
群ぐん
衆しゅう
を
震しん
駭がい
さ
せ
た
。
The sudden explosion shocked the crowd.
Similar words 驚おどろ かせる More common and neutral word for 'to surprise' or 'to startle'. 震駭させる is much stronger and more literary.
怖こわ がらせる Everyday word for 'to scare' or 'to frighten'. 震駭させる implies a deeper, more profound terror.
Etymology Compound of 震駭 (shingai, 'great shock; terror') + させる (saseru, causative auxiliary). 震駭 itself is a rare Sino-Japanese word combining 震 (shin, 'quake; tremble') and 駭 (gai, 'surprise; frighten').
