表層形
驚ける
オドロケル
動詞
驚ける (オドロケル)
Odorokeru · おどろける — to be surprised, to be astonished
Other ways to say “to be surprised” in Japanese →
驚ける in rōmaji: odorokeru.
動詞
一般
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📝 驚く 🔤 下一段-カ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月28日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
驚ける
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
驚く
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| 読み (Reading) |
オドロケル
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-カ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
驚ける
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| 読み・基本形 |
オドロケル
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| 表記・基本形 |
驚ける
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| 見出し語の読み |
オドロク
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How it's used
Used in casual speech to express being astonished or taken aback, often with a nuance of being caught off guard or impressed.
彼の話に驚けるよ。
Kare no hanashi ni odorokeru yo.
I'm surprised by his story.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'odoroku' (驚く), but 'odorokeru' implies a more momentary or dramatic reaction.
💡 English Meaning
驚ける means “to be surprised, to be astonished” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
オドロケル
Lemma: 驚く
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
驚ます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
驚て
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| 過去形 (Past) |
驚た
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
驚ない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
驚ましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
驚られる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
驚られる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
驚させる
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The surface form (驚ける) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (驚く) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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