22 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed

Kun'yomi
  • to be surprised
  • to surprise
On'yomi
  • キョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おどろおどろかす 92.3%
キョウ 7.7%

Character Breakdown

wonder, be surprised, frightened
おどろ.く キョウ (7th, N1)
awe, respect, honor
ケイ うやま.う キョウ (6th, N2)
any, at all, in the least
コウ ク いやしく.も (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
phrase, clause, sentence
ク すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

References

Unicode hex code 9A5A
JIS X 0208 1-22-35
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5229
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6774
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2894
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3597
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1848
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1987
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2141
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1107
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1061
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 45013P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1172
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1778
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1910
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1914
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1944
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 477
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1914
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2006
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 10a12.4
Four corner code 4832.7
De Roo Code 1950