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I Fear Mediocre Heart Horror Obliged Radical 恐

Kanji
Onyomi キョウ
Kunyomi おそ.れる、おそ.る、おそ.ろしい、こわ.い、こわ.がる
English fear, dread, awe
Examples 恐れ(おそれ): fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness
恐怖(きょうふ): fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic
恐らく(おそらく): perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
恐れる(おそれる): to fear; to be afraid of
恐ろしい(おそろしい): (1) terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened (2) surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
恐縮(きょうしゅく): feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; being sorry; being ashamed
恐れ入る(おそれいる): (1) to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be much obliged; to feel small (2) to be grateful (3) to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be surprised (4) to be disconcerted; to be embarrassed
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 878
Components 工: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)
凡: mediocre
心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
Number of Strokes 10
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 61
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword fear
Koohii Story 1 If your heart surgeon is mediocre in his craft, you have plenty of reason to fear. ("Oops, I think I left my scissors in there").
Koohii Story 2 My deep dark fear at the bottom of my heart is that I am mediocre at my craft.
RTK Index (new) 660

Tags: jlpt.n3, grades, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_emotion.sense_emotion

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