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愕 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「忄」

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On
ガクがく · gaku
Kun
おどろ.くodoro.ku
Meaning
to be startled

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Heart 忄 with 咢 as phonetic: to be startled by the unexpected.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 驚愕きょうがく

    astonishment; shock

  • 愕然がくぜん

    aghast; thunderstruck

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

報(しら)せを聞(き)いて愕然(がくぜん)とした。

I was thunderstruck at the news.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

愕然驚愕愕然so驚be sur…忖to sur…忻to rej…忸ashame…忤to go…忱sincer…咢to be…萼the ca…鄂a plac…瘧ague諤speaki…
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Compound

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