驚愕

• 読み: きょうがく
• ローマ字: kyōgaku
• 漢字の分解: 驚 (kyō) — surprise, amazement; 愕 (gaku) — astonishment, alarm
• 発音: /kʲo.ː.ɡa.kɯ/

意味

Astonishment; shock; amazement. An overwhelming state of being stunned by something utterly unexpected.

A noun and suru-verb (驚愕する) expressing extreme shock, stronger than 驚き and closer to sheer stupefaction. Used in serious contexts such as news reports, literary narration, and formal accounts of disturbing events. The phrase 驚愕の表情 (an expression of astonishment) and 驚愕する (to be struck with astonishment) are typical collocations.

例文

1. 突然の訃報に、一同は驚愕した。
2. 彼女は驚愕の表情で、その知らせを受け止めた。
3. 目の前で起きた出来事に、驚愕して声が出なかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: journalism, literary writing, formal narration

トーン: dramatic

起源と歴史

Composed of 驚 (kyō) meaning 'surprise' and 愕 (gaku) meaning 'astonishment' or 'alarm.' Both characters convey shock, making this compound doubly emphatic.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal