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恐い
Hiragana
こわい
Kanji
怖い
Adjectival noun
alt-of
alternative
Japanese Meaning
恐ろしく感じるさま。こわくておびえる気持ちを表す形容詞。 / 不安や心配を引き起こし、近寄りがたい、あるいは関わりたくないと感じるさま。 / （口語的・俗語的用法）相手の力量や迫力などが自分を圧倒し、畏怖や緊張を感じるさま。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おそろしくておそれをつよくかんじるようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
可怕的 / 害怕的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
可怕的 / 恐怖的 / 害怕的
Korean Meaning
무서운 / 두려운 / 겁이 나는
Indonesian
menakutkan / seram / takut
Vietnamese Meaning
đáng sợ / sợ hãi
Tagalog Meaning
nakakatakot / nakakatindig-balahibo / nakatatakot; natatakot
Sense（1）
Alternative spelling of 怖い (“scary; scared”)
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ adverbial ）
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恐い
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That movie is really scary.
See correct answer
その映画は本当に恐いです。
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