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Keyword
scary
  • dreadful
  • be frightened
  • fearful
Frequency
#1325
Strokes
8
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
670
Readings
フ50%
こわ50%
Mnemonic
A kid with a weak heart pulls a cloth over his head the moment the movie gets scary.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
怖こわい
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
I-adjective
恐きょう怖ふ
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic
Noun
恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
phobia; morbid fear
Noun
怖おそれる
to fear; to be afraid of
Ichidan verb
怖おそる
to fear; to be afraid
Archaic verb
怖こわ
frightening; terrifying
Interjection
怖こわがる
to be afraid (of); to fear; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of); to worry (about)
Godan verb
怖こわがり
coward; timid person
Noun
畏い怖ふ
awe; fear; dread; fright
Noun
怖気おぞけ
fear; dread; fright; willies
Noun
物もの怖おじ
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
Noun
怖こわ々ごわ
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
Adverb