驚きょう異い

きょ

う

い

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

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

Refers to something astonishing, extraordinary, or miraculous that inspires awe. Often used in formal or literary contexts, and in phrases like 驚異の～ (astonishing ...).

彼かれの回かい復ふく

は

医い

学がく

の

驚きょう

異い

だ

。

His recovery is a medical marvel.

驚きょう異い的てきな速はやさで仕し事ごとを終おえた。

He finished the work with astonishing speed.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に驚きょう異いを感かんじるto feel a sense of wonder at something
科か学がく者しゃたちは自し然ぜんの力ちからに驚きょう異いを感かんじた。
The scientists felt a sense of wonder at the power of nature.
驚きょう異いの目めで〈物もの〉を見みるto look at something with wonder/amazement
観かん客きゃくは驚きょう異いの目めでその技ぎ術じゅつを見みた。
The audience watched the technology with a sense of amazement.

Expressions

驚きょう異いの部屋へやcabinet of curiosities; Wunderkammer

Kanji

驚wonder, be surprised, frightened
異uncommon, different, queerness

Related words

奇き跡せきN1
奇跡 refers to a concrete miraculous event, while 驚異 emphasizes the feeling of astonishment or wonder that something inspires.
不ふ思し議ぎN4
不思議 is an everyday word for something mysterious or strange, while 驚異 conveys a stronger sense of awe and is often used for remarkable achievements or phenomena.
驚きょう嘆たん
驚嘆 describes the act of exclaiming in admiration at something, while 驚異 describes the awe-inspiring quality of the thing itself.

Don't confuse with

驚きょう愕がく
驚愕 describes shock or being stunned, often by something alarming, whereas 驚異 describes wonder or awe at something amazing.
脅きょう威い
脅威 (threat, menace) and 驚異 (wonder, marvel) share the identical reading きょうい but have completely different meanings, so context is essential.

Word family

驚きょう異い的てきN1
wonderful; astounding; marvelous

Etymology

Compound of 驚 (kyō, 'surprise, astonishment') and 異 (i, 'different, strange'). The combination conveys something so extraordinary that it causes astonishment.