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怖 means 'frightening'
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フ
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On ホ
Kun おじる to be scared こわがる おそれる
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Learn to talk about cowards, risks, and the politics of fear, as well as horror films and terrifyingly complex kanji! See how both the meanings and yomi of 怖 can provoke anxiety. Understand how 怖 and its near twin 恐 relate to each other. See what it means figuratively to be bitten by a snake and thus to fear a rotten rope. And find out about fears and phobias specific to the Japanese.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 怖 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 怖 is used 51 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
Note: kanji quick view shows the most useful word for each reading which is also the most common variant, and in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese. Words shown here draw from all words in Japanese and include less common forms.
フ
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noun, 'suru' verb
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
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こわい
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1. scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
interjection (kandoushi)
2. (I'm) afraid(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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おじる
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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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おそれる
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noun
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
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おじる
(read as おじ)
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out; to have the wind up(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
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