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Meaning of 怖い in Japanese
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怖い, 恐いJLPT 4
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Kana Readingこわい
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Romajikowai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
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- Parts of speech
- interjection (kandoushi)
- Meaning
- (I'm) afraid
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Examples of 怖い, 恐い, こわい in a sentence
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恐い話が聞きたいなら、数週間前に私が見た夢のことを話してあげるよ。
If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
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「寝てた？」「爆睡」「そ、そうか？」「なんかうなされてたよ。怖い夢でも見てた？」
I fell asleep? "Totally." "Really?" "You were very restless, did you have a scary dream?"
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夫との間に波風が立つのが恐くて、愛人の存在は知らない振りをしています。
I'm afraid of discord arising with my husband so I'm turning a blind eye to his mistress.
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ブレーカーが落ちて真っ暗闇になった時、赤ちゃんが怖くて泣きだしました。
When the breaker tripped and it became pitch black, the baby got scared and started crying.
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The company is running so well, it's unnerving.
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'Number-withheld' calls are scary, it's best not to answer them.
Related Kanji
8 strokes
dreadful, be frightened, fearful
On'Yomi: フ, ホ
Kun'Yomi: こわ.い, こわ.がる, お.じる, おそ.れる
10 strokes
fear, dread, awe
On'Yomi: キョウ
Kun'Yomi: おそ.れる, おそ.る, おそ.ろしい, こわ.い, こわ.がる