びっくり
びっくり
hepburn bikkuri
to be surprised, startle
Part of speech · suru-verb / adverb
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- びっくりした。I was startled.
- ニュースにびっくりする。I am shocked by the news.
Collocations
びっくり (bikkuri, surprised)びっくりする (get startled)びっくり仰天 (utterly astonished)びっくりマーク (exclamation mark)ビックリ箱 (jack-in-the-box)
Mnemonic
Bikkuri (びっくり) is "startled" — B + cluster (mimetic and everyday-expression culture). Hierarchy: bikkuri (medium), gyotto suru (sudden strong), odoroku (formal). Cluster: (1) bikkuri gyouten (literary); (2) bikkuri maaku (exclamation mark — Japan-unique compound); (3) bikkuri-bako (jack-in-the-box); (4) Japans gitaigo richness — bikkuri, furafura, dokidoki, gussuri, bonyari more granular than Korean / Chinese. JLPT N5 plus Japans mimetic cluster.
Quick check
Japans gitaigo?