怖 kanji: meaning “dreadful”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N38 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- dreadful
- On'yomi
- フ、ホ
- Kun'yomi
- こわ・い、こわ・がる、お・じる、おそ・れる
Picture story to remember 怖
A pounding heart (忄) spots a ghostly sheet of linen (布) floating closer, and the feeling is dreadful.
Parts in this story:布
How to write 怖: stroke order
怖 is written with 8 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 怖
- 恐怖きょうふfear
- 怖いこわいscary
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