サプライズ

さぷらいず

noun

surprise

1. surprise

An unexpected event, gift, or action planned to delight or astonish someone. Used almost exclusively in positive contexts in Japanese.

サプライズで花(はな)を贈(おく)った。

I gave flowers as a surprise.

誕生日(たんじょうび)にサプライズパーティーを開(ひら)いた。

We threw a surprise party for the birthday.

彼女(かのじょ)はサプライズの演出(えんしゅつ)に感動(かんどう)して涙(なみだ)を流(なが)した。

She was so moved by the surprise that she shed tears.

Unlike English "surprise," サプライズ in Japanese is used almost exclusively for pleasant, planned surprises — gifts, parties, proposals, etc. It does not carry the neutral or negative sense of being startled.

Common collocations

サプライズパーティー: surprise party
サプライズプレゼント: surprise gift
サプライズの演出(えんしゅつ): surprise production/arrangement
サプライズで〜する: to do something as a surprise
サプライズ企画(きかく): surprise plan

Similar words

驚(おどろ)き: surprise, astonishment (broader, includes negative surprise)
びっくり: startle, shock (more spontaneous reaction)

Related Words

Related: 驚(おどろ)き (surprise, astonishment)

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Added 2026.2.12 4:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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