— dreadful, be frightened, fearful

  • JLPT N3
  • 8 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 心
  • #1325 most frequent

Emotion Sense · Emotion

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomi
こわ.いこわ.がるお.じるおそ.れる

Example words

  • 恐怖きょうふfear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic
  • 怖いこわい(1) scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful (2) (I'm) afraid