怖 Kanji for be frightened

N3–N2Grade 88 strokes

be frightened, dreadful, fearful

Kun: こわ.い、こわ.がる、お.じる、おそ.れる
On: フ、ホ

怖 is the Japanese kanji for be frightened, dreadful, fearful. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is こわ.い、こわ.がる、お.じる and its on reading is フ、ホ.

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Words with 怖

怖こわいscary, frightening, eerie
怖こわがるto be afraid (of), to fear, to be frightened (of)
恐きょう怖ふfear, dread, dismay
恐きょう怖ふ症しょうphobia, morbid fear
畏い怖ふawe, fear, dread

Practice 怖 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.