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驚嘆 (きょうたん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
wonder ; admiration ; being deeply impressed
Expresses strong admiration or amazement, often at something extraordinary or sublime. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the act of marveling.
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観かん
客きゃく
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驚きょう
嘆たん
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声こえ
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上あ
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The audience exclaimed in admiration at the beauty of the painting.
Written forms 驚きょう 嘆たん Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
驚きょう 歎たん Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 歎 is an older variant of 嘆.
Kanji 驚 wonder, be surprised, frightened Similar words 感かん 嘆たん 感嘆 is also admiration, but often more emotional and can be used for simpler, heartfelt wonder, while 驚嘆 emphasizes being struck by something extraordinary or sublime.
驚おどろ き 驚き is general surprise or astonishment, not necessarily positive; 驚嘆 is specifically positive admiration mixed with wonder.
Etymology Compound of 驚 (kyō, 'surprise, astonishment') and 嘆 (tan, 'sigh, admiration, lament'). The combination conveys a sense of being so impressed that one sighs or exclaims in wonder.
