Word details

恐怖

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

Dictionary

Entry

恐怖ょうふくふNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #1443
1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

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

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