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Japanese

驚嘆きょうたん

Kana きょうたん Romaji kyoutan

Common word

Definitions

01noun · suru verb · intransitive

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

Examples

その絵を見て彼女は驚嘆した。

The picture set her wondering.

Tatoeba #211709

私は彼の勇気に驚嘆した。

I marveled at his courage.

Tatoeba #153781

みんな彼女の勇気に驚嘆した。

Everyone marvelled at her courage.

Tatoeba #194911

Other forms

驚歎 (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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