恐 kǒng
verb | adjective
: afraid; frightened; to fear; apprehensive
恐 | こわ kowa
interjection
: frightening; terrifying
恐っ | こわっ kowa-
interjection
: scary!
恐 | かしく kashiku OR かしこ kashiko
expression
: yours sincerely (used to sign off on letters); respectfully yours
恐い | こわい kowai
adjective
: scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful;
: (I’m) afraid
恐がり | こわがり kowagari
noun
: coward; timid person
恐がる | こわがる kowagaru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be afraid of; to fear; to dread; to be nervous (about); to be shy (of)
恐れ | おそれ osore
noun
: fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness
恐らく | おそらく osoraku
adverb
: perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
恐れる | おそれる osoreru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to fear; to be afraid of
恐ろしい | おそろしい osoroshii
adjective
: 1: terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened;
2: surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
キョウ kyou
恐怕 kong3pa: fear; to dread; I’m afraid that…; perhaps; maybe
恐怖 kong3bu4: terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
[恐怖 | きょうふ kyoufu: fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic]
恐怖症 kong3 bu4 zheng4: phobia
[きょうふしょう kyoufushou: morbid fear; phobia]
クモ恐怖症 | クモきょうふしょう kumo kyoufu shou: arachnophobia
広場恐怖症 | ひろばきょうふしょう hiroba kyoufu shou: agoraphobia
閉所恐怖症 | へいじょきょうふしょう heijo kyoufu shou OR へいしょきょうふしょう heisho kyoufu shou: claustrophobia
恐龍[龙] kong3long2: dinosaur; (slang) ugly person
[恐龍 | きょうりゅう kyouryuu: dinosaur]
恐龍妹 [恐龙妹] kong3 long2 mei4: ugly girl (slang)
恐懼[惧] kong3ju4: fear; dread; phobia
幽閉恐懼 [幽闭恐惧] you1 bi4 kong3 ju4: claustrophobia
廣場恐懼 [广场恐惧] guang3 chang3 kong3 ju4: agoraphobia
恐吓 kong3he4: to threaten; to menace
恐慌 kong3huang1: panic; panicky; panic-stricken
[恐慌 | きょうこう kyoukou: panic; scare; consternation]
惶恐 huang2kong3: terrified
反恐 fan3kong3: anti-terrorism; to fight against terrorism
唯恐 wei2kong3: for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐
支恐 zhi1kong3: to support terrorism; abbr. for 支持恐怖主义
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
恐々 | こわごわ kowagowa
: fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
恐妻家 | きょうさいか kyousaika
: hen-pecked husband
恐悦がる | きょうえつがる kyouetsigaru
: to chuckle with delight; to congratulate oneself
戦々恐々 | せんせんきょうきょう sensen kyoukyou
: (yoji) trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
恐懼感激 | きょうくかんげき kyoukukangeki
: (yoji) being struck with awe; deeply moved with awe
物恐しい | ものおそろしい mono osoroshii
: (impalpable sense of) fright or horror
恐れながら | おそれながら osore nagara
: let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
恐るる勿れ | おそるるなかれ osoru runakare
: Be not afraid
恐怖に捕われる | きょうふにとらわれる kyoufu ni torawareru
: to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
恐ろしい思いをする | おそろしいおもいをする osoroshii omoi o suru
: to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
恐いもの見たさ | こわいものみたさ kowai mono mitasa
: rubbernecking; the thrill of looking at something scary or unpleasant and wanting to look at it all the more because it is scary or unpleasant
恐れ入りますが | おそれいりますが osoreirimasuga
: (polite language) Sorry to impose but …; Excuse me but …
恐れ入谷の鬼子母神 | おそれいりやのきしもじん osore iriya no kishi mojin
OR おそれいりやのきしぼじん osore iriya no kishi bojin
: (joc) sorry; beg pardon; much obliged
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
爭先恐後 [争先恐后] zheng1 xian1 kong3 hou4
: striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
唯恐天下不亂 [唯恐天下不乱] wei2 kong3 tian1 xia4 bu4 luan4
: motivated by a desire to see the world in chaos; lest all under heaven’s not in chaos and disorder
形声 Pictophonetic.
心 (xin1: heart radical 61) suggests the meaning while
巩 (gong3: bind; firm) provides the sound.
Look-alike:
热 re4: hot
[kun: あつい atsui, ねす nesu, あつさ atsusa, あつめ atsume, いきれ ikire, ほてり hoteri. on: ねつ netsu]
Examples:
恐ろしい光景に彼は戦慄した。
おそろしいこうけいにかれはせんりつした osoroshii koukei ni kare wa senritsu shita
He shuddered at the terrible scene.
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我恐怕我幫不了你。
wo3 kong3pa4 wo4 bang1 bu4liao3 ni3
I’m afraid I can’t help you.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
