Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 8

怖

Meaning in English

dreadful, be frightened, fearful

Readings

Onyomi: フ, ホ Kunyomi: こわ.い, こわ.がる, お.じる, おそ.れる Romaji: fu, ho / kowa.i, kowa.garu, o.jiru, oso.reru

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怖

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese terrível, fique assustado, com medo

Spanish espantoso, tener miedo, temeroso

Korean 끔찍한, 무서워하다, 두려워하다

French affreux, ayez peur, effrayez-vous

Italian terribile, essere spaventato, timoroso

German schrecklich, erschrecken, furchterregend

Indonesian mengerikan, merasa takut, cemas

★ Vietnamese đáng sợ, kinh hãi, sợ hãi

Thai น่ากลัว, น่าตกใจ, น่าหวาดหวั่น

Related kanji

N1 怨 en, on, un / ura.mu, urami, ura.meshii grudge, show resentment, be jealous N3 恐 kyou / oso.reru, oso.ru, oso.roshii, kowa.i, kowa.garu fear, dread, awe N3 息 soku / iki breath, respiration, son N1 恵 kei, e / megu.mu, megu.mi favor, blessing, grace N2 恋 ren / ko.u, koi, koi.shii romance, in love, yearn for N1 恩 on grace, kindness, goodness N2 悩 nou / naya.mu, naya.masu, naya.mashii, nayami trouble, worry, in pain N1 悟 go / sato.ru enlightenment, perceive, discern N1 恭 kyou / uyauya.shii respect, reverent, respectueux

Words with this kanji

N3 恐怖 kyoufu fear, terror, dread N4 怖い kowai scary, frightening, afraid