吃驚

See also: 吃惊

Chinese

 
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
trad. (吃驚) 吃 驚
simp. (吃惊) 吃 惊

Pronunciation

Verb

吃驚

  1. to be taken aback; to be startled

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
吃 驚
きつ > きっ
Hyōgaiji		 きょう
Grade: S
on’yomi

/kikkjau/ → /kikkjɔː/ → /kikkjoː/

From Middle Chinese 吃驚 (MC kɨt̚ kˠiæŋ, literally “to stammer, to falter + to be afraid”).

Alternative forms

  • 喫驚

Pronunciation

Noun

吃驚 (hiragana きっきょう, rōmaji kikkyō, historical hiragana きっきやう)

  1. a surprise, a fright

Verb

吃驚する (hiragana きっきょうする, rōmaji kikkyō suru, alternative reading きっきやうする, rōmaji kikkiyau suru)

  1. to be surprised, to be frightened
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
吃 驚
Hyōgaiji Grade: S
Irregular

Derivation from the びく (biku) root found in other terms such as びくっと (bikutto, “startedly”), びくつく (bikutsuku, “to shiver, as from fright; to startle; to become nervous”). The underlying meaning of the root appears to be twitch or start (noun).[2]

This is one of many adverbs formed by the addition of the suffix り (ri) to the root, and then gemination of the middle consonant. The suffix may derive from the auxiliary verb り (ri), itself from classical verb あり (ari, “is, are”).

*biku → bikuri → bikkuri

The kanji spellings for this term are very rare. The kana spellings びっくり or ビックリ are much more common.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Adverb

吃驚 (hiragana びっくり, katakana ビックリ, rōmaji bikkuri)

  1. startledly, surprisedly, astonishedly

Verb

吃驚する (hiragana びっくりする, katakana ビックリする, rōmaji bikkuri suru)

  1. to be surprised, to be startled, to be frightened, to be astonished
Conjugation

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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