Japanese symbol for “stunned”
びっくり仰天
びっくりぎょうてん
Romaji: bikkurigyouten
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck
In Japanese, stunned is びっくり仰天, read びっくりぎょうてん (bikkurigyouten).
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Meanings
- n, vs astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
Written forms: びっくり仰天、吃驚仰天. Readings: びっくりぎょうてん、きっきょうぎょうてん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信仰 | しんこう shinkou | (religious) faith; belief; creed |
| 仰天 | ぎょうてん gyouten | being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback |
| 仰向け | あおむけ aomuke | facing upward |
| 仰ぐ | あおぐ aogu | to look up (at) |
| 仰る | おっしゃる ossharu | to say; to speak; to tell |
| 大仰 | おおぎょう oogyou | exaggerated; overblown; overdone |
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 天気 | てんき tenki | weather |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stunned”.
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.