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 惇 shun, jun, ton / atsu.i sincere, kind, considerate N1 怨 en, on, un / ura.mu, urami, ura.meshii grudge, show resentment, be jealous N1 惟 i, yui / omo.nmiru, kore, omo.uni consider, reflect, think N3 性 sei, shou / saga sex, gender, nature N3 念 nen wish, sense, idea N1 惑 waku / mado.u beguile, delusion, perplexity N3 悲 hi / kana.shii, kana.shimu grieve, sad, deplore N1 怪 kai, ke / aya.shii, aya.shimu suspicious, mystery, apparition N1 忠 chuu loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

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