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What does 呆れる (あきれる, akireru) mean?

呆れる (あきれる, akireru) means to be astonished; to be exasperated.

Quick facts
Readingあきれる
Romajiakireru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
あきれる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonakireru

to be astonished; to be exasperated

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished

Example sentences

  • I was dumbfounded by his excuse.

  • I was so dumbfounded by how dirty the room was that I couldn't say anything.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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