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N2 8 strokes

dreadful, be frightened, fearful · sợ, đáng sợ

訓 こわ(い),こわ(がる),お(じる),おそ(れる) ・ 音 フ,ホ

Sino-Vietnamese: bố

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The heart radical 忄 gives the meaning and 布 the sound: a trembling heart. Sino-Vietnamese bố, as in khủng bố (terror).

At a glance

Sino-Vietnamese
bố
On'yomi
フ,ホ
Kun'yomi
こわ(い),こわ(がる),お(じる),おそ(れる)
Strokes
8
JLPT
N2

On'yomi

フ,ホ

Kun'yomi

こわ(い),こわ(がる),お(じる),おそ(れる)
Sino-Vietnamese: bố

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Radical

Heart (side form)
3 strokes

Example sentences

夜の森は怖い。 (よるのもりはこわい)

The forest at night is scary.