Japanese symbol for “astounding”
驚天動地
きょうてんどうち
Romaji: kyoutendouchi
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing
In Japanese, astounding is 驚天動地, read きょうてんどうち (kyoutendouchi).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “astounding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突拍子もない | とっぴょうしもない toppyoushimonai | astounding; tremendous; wild |
| 驚異的 | きょういてき kyouiteki | wonderful; astounding; marvellous |
| 衝撃的 | しょうげきてき shougekiteki | devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking |
| 恐るべき | おそるべき osorubeki | astonishing; astounding; staggering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驚き | おどろき odoroki | surprise; astonishment; wonder |
| 驚異 | きょうい kyoui | wonder; miracle; amazement |
| 驚かす | おどろかす odorokasu | to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir |
| 驚く | おどろく odoroku | to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed |
| 驚嘆 | きょうたん kyoutan | wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration |
| 驚愕 | きょうがく kyougaku | astonishment; amazement; surprise |
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 天気 | てんき tenki | weather |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
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.