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恐ろしい

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

恐ろしい — “terrible, dreadful, fearful”

恐ろしい (read おそろしい) means terrible, dreadful, fearful. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a い-adjective.

Reading

おそろしい

Meaning

terrible, dreadful, fearful

恐ろしい in a sentence

恐ろしいおそろしい夢ゆめを見みました。

I had a terrible dream.

The kanji in 恐ろしい

恐fear, dread

Words that share a kanji with 恐ろしい

恐らくおそらく— probably, perhaps, likely
恐れるおそれる— to fear, to be afraid of
恐怖きょうふ— fear, terror, dread
恐縮きょうしゅく— feeling obliged, being sorry to trouble someone

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