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怖
On'yomi
フ・ホ
FU / HO
Kun'yomi
こわ.い・こわ.がる・お.じる・おそ.れる
kowai / kowagaru / ojiru / osoreru
dreadful · be frightened · fearful
dark
Details
Strokes8
Frequency#1325
Radical心heart(4)
Stroke Order
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Strokes8
Component Breakdown
怖=
忄布
heart + 布
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of heart and cloth. Heart fearing cloth.
Symbolism
Scary, fear, afraid. Represents fear.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Reading a book
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
畏怖嫌厭
いふけんえん
feelings of dread and aversion; feelings of dread and aversion