Vocabulary

What does 驚異 (きょうい, kyoui) mean?

驚異 (きょうい, kyoui) means wonder, marvel.

Quick facts
Readingきょうい
Romajikyoui
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
きょうい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkyoui

wonder, marvel

  1. 1noun · no-adjective wonder; miracle; amazement

Example sentences

  • His powers of recovery were phenomenal.

  • The workings of the human body can only be described as a marvel.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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