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怖 : Dreadful

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dreadful, be frightened, fearful

On 'yomi:
(fu)(ho)
Kun 'yomi:
こわ.い(kowa.i) こわ.がる(kowa.garu) お.じる(o.jiru) おそ.れる(oso.reru)
Strokes:8
Radical: (61)
Usage Rating:1325
JLPT:N3
old JLPT:2
Grade:8
Unicode:06016
jis208:41-61
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怖 Usage examples

がり(こわがり)coward, timid person
い顔(こわいかお)grim face, angry look
映画(きょうふえいが)horror film
広場恐(ひろばきょうふしょう)agoraphobia
社会恐(しゃかいきょうふしょう)social phobias
特定恐(とくていきょうふしょう)specific phobias
気づく(おじけつく)
じ気づく(おじけつく)
気付く(おじけつく)
じ気付く(おじけつく)
to be seized with fear, to be intimidated, to be frightened, to get cold feet, to chicken out, to have the wind up
嫌厭(いふけんえん)feelings of dread and aversion
じける(おじける)to be afraid (of), to be frightened (of)
(おぞけ)fear, dread, fright, willies
気を振るう(おじけをふるう)to be horrified, to be filled with trepidation
気立つ(こわけたつ)
じ気立つ(こわけたつ)
to be horrified, to be filled with trepidation, to shake with fright, to yield to terror
盲蛇にじず(めくらへびにおじず)fools rush in where angels fear to tread
(こわもて)hard-faced, aggressive, fierce look, frightening look