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おそろしい
Kanji
恐ろしい
Adjective
Japanese Meaning
非常にこわい。ぞっとする感じを起こさせる。 / 程度がはなはだしい。ひどい。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもこわいようす。あぶないことがありそうで、にげたくなる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
可怕的 / 骇人的 / 令人恐惧的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
可怕的 / 恐怖的 / 駭人的
Korean Meaning
무서운 / 끔찍한 / 무시무시한
Indonesian
mengerikan / menakutkan / seram
Vietnamese Meaning
đáng sợ / kinh khủng / khủng khiếp
Tagalog Meaning
nakakatakot / kahindik-hindik / kasindak-sindak
Sense（1）
恐ろしい: terrible
Sense（2）
怖ろしい: terrible
（ romanization ）
（ adverbial ）
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おそろしい
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That accident was truly terrible.
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その事故は本当におそろしいものだった。
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