驚異(きょうい)

きょうい
noun
wonder; marvel; amazement
1. wonder; marvel; amazement
A feeling of astonishment at something extraordinary, or something that inspires such astonishment. Emphasizes awe and admiration rather than fear.
驚異的(きょういてき)なスピードだ。
That's an astonishing speed.
自然(しぜん)の驚異(きょうい)に目(め)を見張(みは)った。
I marveled at the wonders of nature.
科学(かがく)の進歩(しんぽ)は人々(ひとびと)に驚異(きょうい)と希望(きぼう)を与(あた)えてきた。
Scientific progress has given people wonder and hope.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 驚異的(きょういてき)な (astonishing, phenomenal — na-adjective form)
  • 自然(しぜん)の驚異(きょうい) (wonders of nature)
  • 驚異(きょうい)の的(まと) (object of wonder)

Not to be confused with the homophone 脅威(きょうい) (threat, menace), which has a negative connotation. 驚異(きょうい) is about positive astonishment, while 脅威(きょうい) is about danger.

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