Info on the Kanji 恐

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What is this? "恐"

Meaning(s)

fear, dread, awe

Reading(s)

onyomi KYOU
kunyomi oso-reru, oso-roshii

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stroke count 10
grade s
jlpt level N3
Example words with 恐
WordMeaning
きょう
kyou
yours sincerely / respectfully yours
こわい
kowai
scary / frightening / eerie / dreadful / afraid
おそろっ
osorotsu
scary!
おそる
osoru
to fear / to be afraid
おそれ
osore
fear / horror / anxiety / concern / uneasiness
きょうきょう
kyou kyou
respect
きょうとり
kyou tori
moa
きょうふ
kyoufu
fear / dread / dismay / terror / horror / scare / panic
きょうめん
kyou men
hard-faced / aggressive / fierce look / frightening look
がりこわがり
kowaga ri
coward / timid person
がるこわがる
kowaga ru
to be afraid of / to fear / to dread / to be nervous / to be shy
らくおそらく
osora ku
perhaps / likely / probably / i dare say
れるおそれる
osore ru
to fear / to be afraid of
れ気おそれき
osore ki
appearance of fear
妻家きょうさいか
kyousaika
hen-pecked husband
妻病きょうさいびょう
kyousai byou
wife-phobia
持てきょうもて
kyou mote
deferential treatment
水病きょうみずびょう
kyou mizu byou
hydrophobia
怖感きょうふかん
kyoufukan
feeling of dread / awful feeling / sense of fear
怖心きょうふしん
kyoufushin
fear / terror
るべきおそるべき
osoru beki
dreadful / terrible / horrible / deplorable / fearsome / formidable / awesome / redoubtable
るべしおそるべし
osorubeshi
awesome / incredible
おそるおそる
osoru osoru
timidly
れ戦くおそれせんく
osore sen ku
to tremble with fear
れ多いおそれおおい
osore ooi
awesome / awe-inspiring / august
れ入るおそれいる
osore iru
to be sorry / to beg pardon / to be much obliged / to feel small / to be grateful / to be amazed / to be filled with awe / to be surprised / to be disconcerted / to be embarrassed
ろしいおそろしい
osoro shii
terrible / dreadful / terrifying / frightening / frightened / surprising / startling / tremendous / amazing
怖映画きょうふえいが
kyoufueiga
horror film
怖政治きょうふせいじ
kyoufu seiji
politics of fear
怖物語きょうふものご
kyoufumono go
scary story / horror story
戦戦せんせんきょうきょう
sen sen kyou kyou
trembling with fear / filled with trepidation
しいものおそろしい
mono osoroshi i
fright or horror
閉所へいところきょうふ
hei tokoro kyoufu
claustrophobia / fear of confined spaces
れがあるおそれがある
osore gaaru
to be in danger of / to be liable to
れながらおそれながら
osore nagara
let me humbly say / most humbly / with all due respect
ろしいそらおそろしい
sora osoro shii
having vague fears
失敗のしっぱいのおそれ
shippai no osore
risk of failure
ろしいものおそろしい
mono osoro shii
fright or horror
ろしいまつおそろしい
matsu osoro shii
ominous / likely to grow worse
れおののくおそれおののく
osore ononoku
to tremble with fear
れ気もなくおそれきもなく
osore kimo naku
courageously / fearlessly / defiantly / boldly
いもの見たさこわいものみたさ
kowai mono mita sa
rubbernecking / the thrill of looking at something scary or unpleasant and wanting to look at it all the more because it is scary or unpleasant
れ入りますがおそれいりますが
osore iri masuga
sorry to impose but ... / excuse me but ...
怖に捕われるきょうふにとらわれる
kyoufu ni torawa reru
to be seized with fear / to be seized with panic
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Example Sentences with 恐
孤独な人は、他人をれるから一人なのだ。

い話が聞きたいなら、数週間前に私が見た夢のことを話してあげるよ。

「実を言うと、俺、高所怖症なんだ。」 「臆病者っ!」

夫との間に波風が立つのがくて、愛人の存在は知らない振りをしています。



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