怖
Dreadful, Be Frightened JLPT N3
8 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #1325
Meaning
Dreadful, Be Frightened, Fearful
Readings
On’yomiフ fu、ホ ho
Kun’yomiこわ.い kowai、こわ.がる kowagaru、お.じる ojiru、おそ.れる osoreru
Radical
Components
- 忄 (radical)
- 布 — Linen
Example sentences
- 猿に飛びかかられて彼は怖がった。He was scared when the monkey jumped at him.
- 男は小さな子供たちを怖がらせた。The man terrified the little children.
- 彼らは怖くて一歩も動けなかった。They were so frightened that they couldn't move an inch.
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