Word details

恐悚

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

Dictionary

Entry

恐悚ょうしょうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #254532
1

Obsolete term

shrinking back in fear

2

Obsolete term

feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling embarrassed (e.g. by a compliment); feeling ashamed; feeling (much) obliged

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

fear

10 strokes

On

ショウ

Kun

おそ.れる

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