Word details

怖い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 怖い.

Dictionary

Entry

怖い恐い~い Adj.Freq #514
1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

Examples
彼は君がヘビが恐いのかしらと思っている。
He wonders if you are afraid of snakes.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

dreadful, be frightened, fearful

8 strokesFrequency 1,325JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

こわ.いこわ.がるお.じるおそ.れる

fear, dread, awe

10 strokesFrequency 878JLPT N2Grade 8

On

キョウ

Kun

おそ.れるおそ.るおそ.ろしいこわ.いこわ.がる

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