JLPT N1 · Noun

驚異 (kyoui)

驚異 (きょうい, kyoui) is a Japanese noun meaning “wonder; miracle”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きょうい
Romaji: kyoui
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

その光景を見て私は驚異の念にうたれた。

The sight struck me with wonder.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 驚異

wonder, be surprised, frightenedキョウ・おどろ.く・おどろ.かす · 22 strokes

uncommon, different, queernessイ・こと・こと.なる · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 驚異.

驚くおどろくto be surprised驚きおどろきsurprise驚かすおどろかすto surprise異常いじょうabnormal異動いどう(personnel) change異なることなるto differ異いdifference (of opinion)異論いろんdifferent opinion異議いぎobjection異性いせいthe opposite sex異見いけんdifferent opinion

Source: JMdict entry 1238700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.