おそ.れる
osoreru
JLPT N310 strokesKanjiLevel 31 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

恐 is the kanji for "Awe / Fear / Dread". A common reading is おそ.れる (osoreru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Awe / Fear / Dread

Also : Awe · Fear · Dread

Readings

kunおそ.れる/ osorerukunおそ.る/ osorukunおそ.ろしい/ osoroshiikunこわ.い/ kowaikunこわ.がる/ kowagaruonきょう/ kyou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 恐 represents 'FEAR'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of fear.

Reading ·

On-reading: きょう — remember this sound by associating it with fear. Kun-reading: おそ.れる.

Example Sentences

地震が恐ろしかったです。

じしんがおそろしかったです。

The earthquake was frightening.

恐竜の展示を見ました。

きょうりゅうのてんじをみました。

I saw the dinosaur exhibition.

Vocabulary using 恐

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