恐
恐 — Fear
fear, dread, awe
On’yomiキョウ (kyou)
Kun’yomiおそれる (osoreru)
Kun’yomiおそる (osoru)
Kun’yomiおそろしい (osoroshii)
Kun’yomiこわい (kowai)
Kun’yomiこわがる (kowagaru)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 恐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恐れ | おそれ osore | fear; horror; anxiety |
| 恐怖 | きょうふ kyoufu | fear; dread; dismay |
| 恐竜 | きょうりゅう kyouryuu | dinosaur |
| 恐喝 | きょうかつ kyoukatsu | blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money) |
| 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 |
Study notes
恐 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #878 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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