驚きょう喜き

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

pleasant surprise; delightful astonishment

A somewhat literary or formal word for being happily surprised. Often used in written language or formal speech.

• 彼かれの突とつ然ぜんの訪ほう問もんに驚きょう喜きした。

  I was pleasantly surprised by his sudden visit.

• その知しらせを聞きいて一いち同どう驚きょう喜き