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驚安 (kyouyasu) Japanese meaning: surprisingly cheap | Kotomora

驚きょう安やす

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

surprisingly cheap; amazingly inexpensive

Slang term often used in advertising or casual speech to emphasize an unexpectedly low price.

この店みせの商しょう品ひんは驚きょう安やすだ。
The products at this store are surprisingly cheap.
驚きょう安やすのセールが始はじまった。
An amazingly inexpensive sale has started.

Kanji

驚wonder, be surprised, frightened
安relax, cheap, low

Related words

激げき安やす
激安 also means 'extremely cheap', but 驚安 emphasizes the surprise factor more than the intensity.
格かく安やす
格安 means 'bargain-priced' and is more neutral; 驚安 is slangier and more emphatic.

Etymology

A slang compound of 驚 (きょう, 'surprise') and 安 (やす, 'cheap'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in advertising or casual speech to describe shockingly low prices.