漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
恐: fear, dread
Also: awe
JLPT N310 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
心 carries the meaning · 工 and 凡 are drawn in
10 strokes
Four readings, and the words that use each
キョウkyou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 恐怖きょうふterror
- 恐慌きょうこうfinancial panic
- 恐竜きょうりゅうdinosaur
- 恐妻家きょうさいかhen-pecked husband
- 恐縮するきょうしゅくするfeel obliged, indebted
おそれるosoreru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 恐らくおそらくperhaps
- 恐れるおそれるfear [v.t.]
おそるosoru · kun'yomi
- 恐る恐るおそるおそるtimidly
おそろしいosoroshii · kun'yomi
- 恐ろしいおそろしいterrible, dreadful
Also read こわい, こわがる, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · kǒng
Same form: 恐 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 恐 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 恐 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin kǒng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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