How to say surprised in Japanese

はっとhatto・ハッとHAtto Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

  • taken aback; surprised - onomatopoeia
  • suddenly (realizing, understanding, becoming aware, etc.) - onomatopoeia
  • quickly (of actions, changes, etc.) - onomatopoeia
  • standing out; being showy; being gaudy - onomatopoeia

Example Sentences

一週間shuukanでdeどれdoreほどhodoのnoことkotoがga学べるmanaberuかka、自分jibunでdeもmoびっくりbikkuriするsuruはずhazuだdaよyo！
You'd be surprised what you can learn in a week.
驚かないodorokanai所tokoroをwoみるmiruとto知ってたshittetaのnoねne。
Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
驚くodorokuことkoto、不思議fushigiにni思うomouことkotoはha理解rikaiしshi始めるhajimeruというtoiuことkotoなnaんnだda。
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.
ガーデニングGAADENINGUのno本honをwo見てたらmitetara、ドクロマークDOKUROMAAKUのnoついたtsuitaのnoがgaいっぱいippaiあってatte驚きましたodorokimashita。
When I looked in a gardening book I was surprised by how many were marked poisonous.
16年間nenkan、ここkokoにni住んでいるsundeiru高木takagiさんsanもmo驚きましたodorokimashita。
Mr Takagi, who's lived here 16 years, was also surprised.

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