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恐 · fear, dread

恐 is a kanji meaning fear, dread, awe. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • キョウkyō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • おそれるosoreru
  • おそるosoru
  • おそろしいosoroshii
  • こわいkowai
  • こわがるkowagaru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 恐 · 7 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 恐
WordReadingMeaningLevel
恐らくおそらくperhapsN3
恐れるおそれるto fear, to be afraid ofN3
恐ろしいおそろしいterrible, dreadfulN3
恐怖きょうふfear, terrorN3
恐縮きょうしゅくsorry to troubleN2
恐れおそれfear, horrorN1
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More words that use 恐
WordReadingMeaningLevel
恐れ入るおそれいるto be filled with awe, to feel smallN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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