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How do you say "shocked" in Japanese?
ショックを受けている
shokku wo uke teiru
In Japanese, "shocked" is ショックを受けている (shokku wo uke teiru).
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Pronunciation
Pronounce SHOK-koo oh oo-KEH-teh-roo, shokku is a loanword from English so it should sound naturally close to 'shock'.
Writing and usage
ショックを受けている is written using kanji. It's a adjective, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
彼らはそのニュースにショックを受けました。
karera hasono nyuusu ni shokku wo uke mashita.
They were shocked by the news.
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How to remember ショックを受けている
Shokku is literally 'shock' borrowed straight from English, so just picture yourself grabbing a live wire and getting shokku'd.
Related words
- excited 興奮している koufun shiteiru
- thrilled とても興奮している totemo koufun shiteiru
- terrified 恐怖でいっぱいだ kyoufu deippaida
- disgusted 嫌悪感を抱いている ken'okan wo dai teiru
- sympathetic 共感的 kyoukan teki
- empathetic 共感的 kyoukan teki
- optimistic 楽観的だ rakukanteki da
- pessimistic 悲観的 hikanteki
- guilty 罪悪感がある zaiakukan gaaru
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Questions about ショックを受けている
How do you pronounce ショックを受けている?
Pronounce SHOK-koo oh oo-KEH-teh-roo, shokku is a loanword from English so it should sound naturally close to 'shock'.
Is ショックを受けている formal or casual?
ショックを受けている is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is ショックを受けている written in Japanese?
ショックを受けている is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as shokku wo uke teiru.
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