怖

meaningdreadful, be frightened, fearful

On'yomi
フ、ホ
Kun'yomi
こわ.い、こわ.がる、お.じる、おそ.れる
Strokes
8
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1325 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

怖
  • 恐怖きょうふfear
  • 怖いこわいscary
  • 怖がるこわがるto be afraid

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