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怖

怖 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. おそれる。
  2. おどかす。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「心」+音符「布」。「おどす」「おそれる」を意味する漢語｛怖｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

dreadful, be frightened, fearful

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • フJHS
  • ホ
Kun (native)
  • こわ(い)JHS
  • こわ(がる)
  • お(じる)
  • おそ(れる)
Other languages
  • 拼音bu4
  • 한글po
  • Hán-ViệtPhố

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
心(こころ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+6016

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰忄布

Words using this kanji

  • 怖いこわいこわい 参照scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful
  • 怖がるこわがるある物事を怖いと思う。to be afraid (of), to fear, to be frightened (of), to be scared (of)
  • 怖こわおそれる。 おどかす。frightening, terrifying
  • 怖気おぞけfear, dread, fright, willies
  • 怖じるおじる怖がる、恐れる。to be scared
  • 怖い顔こわいかおgrim face, angry look
  • 怖ず怖ずおずおずtimidly, nervously, with nervous diffidence, trembling with fear
  • 怖気づくおじけづくto become frightened, to get scared, to be seized with fear, to be intimidated
  • 怖じけるおじける恐れてびくびくする。尻込みする。to be afraid (of), to be frightened, to be scared, to tremble in fear
  • 怖気立つおぞけだつto be horrified, to be filled with trepidation, to shake with fright, to yield to terror
  • 怖気を震うおぞけをふるうto be horrified, to be filled with trepidation
  • 怖めず臆せずおめずおくせずfearlessly
  • 怖いもの見たさこわいものみたさ怖いもの、恐ろしいものは、かえって好奇心がそそられ、興味本位で見たくなってしまうということ。curiosity of fear, urge to look at something frightening, wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
  • 怖いもの知らずこわいものしらずfoolhardy, reckless, fearless

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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