Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 10

恐

Meaning in English

fear, dread, awe

Readings

Onyomi: キョウ Kunyomi: おそ.れる, おそ.る, おそ.ろしい, こわ.い, こわ.がる Romaji: kyou / oso.reru, oso.ru, oso.roshii, kowa.i, kowa.garu

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恐

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese medo, pavor, admiração

Spanish miedo, pavor, asombro

Korean 두려움, 공포, 경외감

French peur, effroi, crainte

Italian paura, terrore, stupore

German Furcht, Schrecken, Ehrfurcht

Indonesian takut, ngeri, kagum

★ Vietnamese sợ hãi, kinh hãi, kính sợ

Thai ความกลัว ความหวาดหวั่น ความเกรงขาม

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 恒 kou / tsune, tsuneni constancy, always, constance N3 怒 do, nu / ika.ru, oko.ru angry, be offended, colère N1 惜 seki / o.shii, o.shimu pity, be sparing of, frugal N1 惨 san, zan / miji.me, ita.mu, mugo.i wretched, disaster, cruelty N1 悔 kai / ku.iru, ku.yamu, kuya.shii repent, regret, regret N1 悠 yuu permanence, distant, long time N1 恨 kon / ura.mu, ura.meshii regret, bear a grudge, resentment N1 怠 tai / okota.ru, nama.keru neglect, laziness, négligence N1 惧 ku, gu / oso.reru fear, be afraid of, dread

Word

Words with this kanji

N1 恐れ osore fear, horror N1 恐れ入る osoreiru to be filled with awe, to feel small N2 恐縮 kyoushuku sorry to trouble N3 恐らく osoraku probably, perhaps, possibly N3 恐れる osoreru fear, be afraid, dread N3 恐ろしい osoroshii terrible, dreadful, frightening N3 恐怖 kyoufu fear, terror, dread

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N1 このまま放置すると大きな事故になる恐れがある Kono mama houchi suru to ookina jiko ni naru osore ga aru If left like this it may cause a major accident