呆れ返る

あきれかえる

to be utterly amazed

What does 呆れ返る mean?

呆れ返る is a Japanese verb meaning to be utterly amazed in English. It is written as 呆れ返る in kanji, あきれかえる in hiragana, and akirekaeru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私は呆気にとられた。

When I heard it, I was dumbfounded.