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怖

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • dreadful
  • be frightened
  • fearful

On'yomi (音読み)

  • フ
  • ホ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • こわ.い
  • こわ.がる
  • お.じる
  • おそ.れる
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#1483
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
心#61 · heart

Components

Common Words

  • 怖こわInterjection
    frightening, terrifying
  • 恐怖きょうふNoun
    fear, dread, dismay
  • 怖いこわいi-adjective
    scary, frightening, eerie
  • 怖がるこわがるGodan verb
    to be afraid (of), to fear, to be frightened (of)
  • 恐怖症きょうふしょうNoun
    phobia, morbid fear
  • 畏怖いふNoun
    awe, fear, dread
  • 怖々こわごわAdverb
    fearfully, timidly, cautiously
  • 怖るおそるGodan verb
    to fear, to be afraid

Practice in Kanjiru

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