恐 — kanji meaning “fear”
恐
fear, dread, awe
- Meanings
- fear, dread, awe
- On'yomi
- キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi
- おそ.れる、おそ.る、おそ.ろしい、こわ.い、こわ.がる
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #878 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- kǒng — Chinese character page
Words with 恐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恐れ | おそれ osore | fear; horror; anxiety |
| 恐怖 | きょうふ kyoufu | fear; dread; dismay |
| 恐ろしい | おそろしい osoroshii | terrible; dreadful; terrifying |
| 恐らく | おそらく osoraku | probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood |
| 恐れる | おそれる osoreru | to fear; to be afraid of |
| 恐竜 | きょうりゅう kyouryuu | dinosaur |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく kyoushuku | feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful |
| 恐怖症 | きょうふしょう kyoufushou | phobia; morbid fear |
| 恐慌 | きょうこう kyoukou | panic; scare; alarm |
| 恐喝 | きょうかつ kyoukatsu | blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money) |
| 恐る恐る | おそるおそる osoruosoru | fearfully; timidly; nervously |
| 戦々恐々 | せんせんきょうきょう sensenkyoukyou | trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation |
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