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怖

怖 — dreadful, be frightened, fearful

On
フ, ホ
Kun
こわい, こわがる, おじる, おそれる
Strokes
8
JLPT
N3
School grade
8

Common words with 怖

  • 恐怖きょうふfear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panicCommon

    私は恐怖で気も狂わんばかりだった。
    I almost went crazy with fear.

  • 怖いこわいscary; frightening; eerie; dreadfulCommon
  • 恐怖症きょうふしょうphobia; morbid fearCommon
  • 怖がるこわがるto be afraid (of); to fear; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of); to worry…Common
  • 畏怖いふawe; fear; dread; frightOccasional
  • 怖こわfrightening; terrifyingOccasional
  • 怖いもの見たさこわいものみたさcuriosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a pee…Rare
  • 怖い顔こわいかおgrim face; angry lookRare
  • 怖いもの知らずこわいものしらずfoolhardy; reckless; fearlessRare
  • 恐怖心きょうふしんfear; terrorRare
  • 恐怖感きょうふかんfeeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fearRare
  • 恐怖映画きょうふえいがhorror filmRare
  • 恐怖政治きょうふせいじpolitics of fear; terrorismRare
  • 死の恐怖しのきょうふfear of deathRare
  • 恐怖物語きょうふものがたりscary story; horror storyRare
  • 恐怖の館きょうふのやかたhouse of horrorsRare
  • 行きはよいよい帰りは怖いいきはよいよいかえりはこわいgoing there is easy but coming back is scaryRare
  • 社会恐怖症しゃかいきょうふしょうsocial phobiasRare
  • 女性恐怖症じょせいきょうふしょうgynophobia; fear of womenRare
  • 外国人恐怖症がいこくじんきょうふしょうxenophobiaRare

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 27 words that use 怖.

  • 恐怖 きょうふ fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic
  • 怖い こわい scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
  • 怖がる こわがる to be afraid (of); to fear; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of); to worry…
  • 怖 こわ frightening; terrifying
  • 怖いもの見たさ こわいものみたさ curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a pee…

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