漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

4Junior high level10 strokesRadical
On
キョウ
Kun
おそ.れる・おそ.る・おそ.ろしい・こわ.い・こわ.がる
Meaning
fear; dread

Origin

ORIGIN

巩 with 心 "heart": a heart shrinking back — to fear, to dread.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

キョウ恐怖・恐縮・恐慌
おそれる恐れる・恐れ・恐らく

Compare: 畏れる

おそろしい恐ろしい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 恐怖きょうふ

    fear; terror

  • 恐縮きょうしゅく

    feeling obliged; sorry

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

高い所が恐い人もいる。

Some people are afraid of high places.

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