Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 恐ろしい in Japanese
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恐ろしい, 怖ろしいJLPT 3
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Kana Readingおそろしい
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Romajiosoroshii
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
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Examples of 恐ろしい, 怖ろしい, おそろしい in a sentence
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He shuddered at the terrible scene.
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雷は科学的に説明されているから、雷が人間に対する神の怒りだなどとは人々はもう信じていない。だから、雷も以前ほど恐ろしいものではなくなってきている。
Thunder has been explained scientifically, and people no longer believe it is a sign that the gods are angry with them, so thunder, too, is a little less frightening.
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The real war is much more horrible than this story.
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A most horrible thing befell him.
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She is an appalling cook.
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She unburdened herself of her terrible secret.
Related Kanji
怖
JLPT 3
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
恐
JLPT 3
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