怖

dreadful

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingフ、ホ

Kun readingこわ.い、こわ.がる、お.じる、おそ.れる

to be afraid (of)
to fear
to be frightened (of)
to be scared (of)
to worry (about)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · linen · by one’s side · towel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 670

Compound words

怖いこわい

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

恐怖きょうふ

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror

恐怖症きょうふしょう

phobia; morbid fear

怖がるこわがる

to be afraid (of); to fear; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of); to worry (about)

怖るおそる

怖れおそれ

怖じるおじる

恐怖政治きょうふせいじ

politics of fear

怖ろしいおそろしい

高所恐怖症こうしょきょうふしょう

fear of heights

Additional Examples

彼は怖くて飛行機に乗れない。

He is afraid to fly in an airplane.tatoeba

彼は怖がっているような行動をした。

He behaved like he was afraid.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 怖

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