Kanji

愕

Meaning

surprised and frightened

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • おどろく

On'yomi

  • きょう がく astonishment
  • がく ぜん astonished

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/12

Component Analysis

愕
surprised, frightened
おどろ.く, ガク
忄
( 心 ) heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
こころ, シン
咢
outspokenly
おどろく, ガク
吅
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
亏
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
丂
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
さまた.げられる, コウ

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