Japanese symbol for “astonish”
度肝を抜く
どぎもをぬく
Romaji: dogimoonuku
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast
In Japanese, astonish is 度肝を抜く, read どぎもをぬく (dogimoonuku).
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Meanings
- exp, v5k to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
Written forms: 度肝を抜く、度胆を抜く、ド肝を抜く、ド胆を抜く. Readings: どぎもをぬく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “astonish”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アストニッシュ | アストニッシュ asutonisshu | astonish |
| あっと言わせる | あっといわせる attoiwaseru | to startle; to surprise; to astonish |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; institution; organization |
| 年度 | ねんど nendo | fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year |
| 態度 | たいど taido | attitude; manner; behaviour |
| 速度 | そくど sokudo | speed; velocity; pace |
| 肝心 | かんじん kanjin | essential; important; crucial |
| 肝臓 | かんぞう kanzou | liver |
| 抜群 | ばつぐん batsugun | outstanding; excellent; exceptional |
See also: Chinese symbol for “astonish”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.