愕 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
- On
- ガク
- Kun
- おどろ.く
- Meaning
- to be startled
Origin
Heart 忄 with 咢 as phonetic: to be startled by the unexpected.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 驚愕きょうがく
astonishment; shock
- 愕然がくぜん
aghast; thunderstruck
Example
報せを聞いて愕然とした。
I was thunderstruck at the news.
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