怖 dreadful, be frightened, fearful 8 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 2 #1325 in newspapers Readings Onフ、ホ Kunこわ.い、こわ.がる、お.じる、おそ.れる In Chinese 怖 Words written with it 怖い こわい scary N4 恐怖 きょうふ fear N3 怖がる こわがる to be afraid (of) 恐怖症 きょうふしょう phobia 畏怖 いふ awe