仰天|ぎょうてんgyouten[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbeing amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
Conjugation
Dictionary form仰天する(ぎょうてんする)
Polite (masu)仰天します(ぎょうてんします)
Negative (nai)仰天しない(ぎょうてんしない)
polite (masen)仰天しません(ぎょうてんしません)
classical zu / nu仰天せず・仰天せぬ(ぎょうてんせず・ぎょうてんせぬ)
Past (ta)仰天した(ぎょうてんした)
polite (mashita)仰天しました(ぎょうてんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)仰天しなかった(ぎょうてんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)仰天しませんでした(ぎょうてんしませんでした)
Te form仰天して(ぎょうてんして)
Potential仰天できる(ぎょうてんできる)
Passive仰天される(ぎょうてんされる)
Causative仰天させる(ぎょうてんさせる)
Causative passive仰天させられる(ぎょうてんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)仰天すれば(ぎょうてんすれば)
tara仰天したら(ぎょうてんしたら)
Volitional仰天しよう(ぎょうてんしよう)
polite (mashou)仰天しましょう(ぎょうてんしましょう)
Imperative仰天しろ(ぎょうてんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym驚愕きょうがくWrittenWritten/formal prose for grave, intense shock, as in 「驚愕の事実」; close in sense to 「仰天」.
  • SynonymびっくりCasualThe everyday colloquial word for being surprised; 「仰天」 adds an exaggerated image of recoiling in shock and often appears as 「びっくり仰天」.
  • Synonym驚きおどろきNeutralNeutral noun for surprise as a feeling, as in 「驚きを隠せない」; focuses on the emotion rather than the startled reaction.
  • Related驚嘆きょうたんWrittenWritten/formal prose for astonishment mixed with admiration; positive nuance, as in 「驚嘆に値する」.
  • Related一驚いっきょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a moment of surprise; milder in degree than 「仰天」 and much less often used.
  • Antonym平然へいぜんWrittenWritten/formal prose for acting calm and unconcerned; the opposite of the stunned shock of 「仰天」.
  • Antonym冷静れいせいNeutralStaying calm and level-headed; the opposite of the startled panic conveyed by 「仰天」.

Everyday surprise is 「びっくり」. 「仰天」 suggests being so shocked you nearly fall over backward, often as 「びっくり仰天」 (e.g. 「仰天ニュース」). For grave, serious shock choose 「驚愕」; for staying composed, 「平然」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 非常ひじょうに驚おどろくさま。人ひとを非常ひじょうに驚おどろかせるさま。
  2. 非常ひじょうに驚おどろく。
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