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

Related kanji

N1 悦 etsu / yoroko.bu, yoroko.basu ecstasy, joy, rapture N1 恣 shi / hoshiimama selfish, arbitrary N1 恕 jo, sho / yuru.su excuse, tolerate, forgive N3 情 jou, sei / nasa.ke feelings, emotion, passion N4 急 kyuu / iso.gu, iso.gi, se.ku hurry, emergency, sudden N4 思 shi / omo.u, omoera.ku, obo.su think, penser, pensar N4 悪 aku, o / waru.i, waru-, a.shi, niku.i, -niku.i, aa, izukuni, izukunzo, niku.mu bad, vice, rascal N2 患 kan / wazura.u afflicted, disease, suffer from N1 悼 tou / ita.mu lament, grieve over, déplorer

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

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