fear, be afraid of, dread

11 strokesFrequency 2,097Grade 8

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恐れる怖れるそれ畏れる懼れるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1830
1

to fear; to be afraid of

Examples
大人はしばしば変化を恐れる
Older people often fear change.
危惧NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #9455
1

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

Examples
今いる市民が逃げ出すという事態が危惧されます。
It is feared that those citizens now present will run away.
絶滅危惧種ぜつめつきぐしゅNounFreq #46743
1

endangered species

絶滅危惧ぜつめつきぐNoun~の Adj.Freq #151446
1

threatened (species); endangered

準絶滅危惧じゅんぜつめつきぐNoun~の Adj.Freq #220623
1

near-threatened (species)

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