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Keyword
fear
  • dread
  • awe
Frequency
#878
Strokes
10
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
660
Readings
おそ54%
キョウ46%
Mnemonic
Your heart pounds as you enter a mediocre building under construction; with every creak, fear rises that the ceiling will crash.
Stroke order
Composed of
工construction凡mediocre心heart
Used in vocabulary
恐こわい
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
I-adjective
恐おそれ
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence; risk; danger; likelihood; awe
Noun
恐おそらく
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
Adverb
恐きょう怖ふ
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic
Noun
恐おそろしい
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
I-adjective
恐きょう竜りゅう
dinosaur
Noun
恐きょう喝かつ
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
Noun
恐おそるべき
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; horrible; horrifying; appalling; astonishing; astounding; staggering; tremendous; …
Prenominal
恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
phobia; morbid fear
Noun
恐きょう縮しゅく
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); feeling embarrassed (e.g. by someone's compliments, hospitality, etc.)
Noun
恐おそれる
to fear; to be afraid of
Ichidan verb
恐おそる
to fear; to be afraid
Archaic verb
恐こわ
frightening; terrifying
Interjection
恐かしこ
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
Expression
恐きょう慌こう
panic; scare; alarm; financial panic
Noun
恐こわがる
to be afraid (of); to fear; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of); to worry (about)
Godan verb
恐おそる恐おそる
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
Adverb
恐おそらくは
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
Adverb
戦せん々せん恐きょう々きょう
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
Adverb taking と
恐こわがり
coward; timid person
Noun
恐気おじけ
fear; dread; fright; willies
Noun
末すえ恐おそろしい
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
I-adjective
恐おそれ入いる
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to feel small; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be thankful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed; to admire; to be dumbfounded; …
Godan verb
恐おそれ多おおい
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; gracious; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
I-adjective