| Kanji | 恐 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 心 | 
| 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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