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On-Yomi: キョウ — Kun-Yomi: おどろ.く、おどろ.かす

Koohii stories:

1) [ergerg] 19-4-2007(219): You stand in AWE at the 8th WONDER of the world, a huge TROJAN HORSE.

2) [chibimizuno] 16-9-2009(79): This is another word for surprise. 驚く＝おどろく = surprise. The Trojans stood in awe of the magnificent Trojan Horse that they thought was a gift. But imagine their surprise (wonder) when a bunch of Greeks came rushing out of it! (To further cement the connection between the primitives, if needed: It's a wonder that the Trojans managed to speak keigo 敬語 even then, saying " わたくしたちを殺さないでください !! お願い致します !!").

3) [genbaku] 23-1-2008(28): The horse wonders why it is being addressed in keigo 敬語 after all it is only a horse.

4) [raulir] 7-1-2007(15): A lowly farmer is staring in wonder at a prince and a team of horses who has appeared before him, and uses the flowery phrases beaten into him by a taskmaster ( 敬語 , honorifics) to avoid being beheaded for rudeness.

5) [blaked569] 7-4-2009(14): I stood in awe as Wonder Woman revealed that she was hung like a horse.

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