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Kanji Detail for 恐 - "to fear, frightening"

恐

  • Meaning

    恐 means "to fear, frightening." Also associated with to threaten.

    1. To fear - To be afraid; to feel scared.

    2. Frightening - Scary; terrifying.

    3. To threaten - To make fearful.

    4. Probably - Perhaps; likely.

  • Words using 恐

    • 恐怖 きょうふ Listen fear; dread; dismay
    • 恐竜 きょうりゅう Listen dinosaur
    • 恐喝 きょうかつ Listen blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
    • 恐らく おそらく Listen probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood
    • 恐慌 きょうこう Listen panic; scare; alarm
    • 恐縮 きょうしゅく Listen feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful
    • 恐る恐る おそるおそる Listen fearfully; timidly; nervously

  • Four-character idioms with 恐

    • 恐恐謹言 きょうきょうきんげん Listen very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)
    • 恐悦至極 きょうえつしごく Listen extremely delighted
    • 恐惶謹言 きょうこうきんげん Listen very truly yours; very respectfully yours
    • 恐懼感激 きょうくかんげき Listen being struck with awe; deeply moved with awe

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    • Verified meaning: to fear, frightening
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to threaten
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fear; dread; awe

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fear; fearful, apprehensive

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    afraid; frightened; to fear

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fearful, apprehensive; to fear, to dread

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fear. | Doubt. Worrying about the unexpected is 恐.

  • Onyomi

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    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    kowa.garu(こわ-がる) こわ-がる

    kowa.i(こわ-い) こわ-い

    oso.reru(おそ-れる) おそ-れる

    oso.roshii(おそ-ろしい) おそ-ろしい

    oso.ru(おそ-る) おそ-る

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to fear to threaten frightening intimidate probably terrifying scary dread terror horror alarm anxiety apprehension panic phobia eerie creepy ghastly gruesome macabre spine-chilling petrify scare

Sentences including 恐

  • She looked terrible at that time.

  • Don't be afraid of seeing the doctor.

  • There is nothing for you to be afraid of.

  • He is afraid of his father.

  • It's really horrible.

  • I have a phobia for that.

  • I am sorry to have taken up your valuable time.

  • Child as she was , she was not afraid.

  • He is much afraid of dogs.

  • There was fear in her eyes.

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