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Keyword
scary
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig670
Readings
こわ
(51%)
ふ
(44%)
おそ
(1%)
お
(1%)
おじ
(1%)
Composed of
忄
weak heart
布
cloth
Mnemonic

Someone who has a weak heart (gets scared easily) will quickly hide under a piece of cloth when they see anything even remotely scary.

Used in vocabulary (104 in total)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
grim face; angry look
101 more...
Examples (200 in total)
I can see you're frightened.
This is rather frightening.
Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you.
That is too scary.
Why is everybody scared of me?
It's still a little scary.
Are you still scared?
There's nothing to be afraid of anymore.
Are you scared to be alone?
I'm afraid to be alone.
What are you afraid of?
There's nothing to be afraid of.
Are you afraid to go home?
You're afraid of him, aren't you?
He began to feel afraid.
They were afraid of you.
Don't be afraid, I'm here.
Don't be afraid. It's just me.
You don't need to be scared.
You have no reason to be afraid.
You think I'm afraid, don't you?
I am afraid of dying.
I am afraid to go.
Are you afraid of heights?
Don't say scary things with a smile.
I'm afraid to drink it.
The child was scared to get into the water.
Don't scare the girls.
I'm afraid to fall.
What are you so afraid of?
I'm afraid of losing you.
He is afraid of his father.
That child has no fear of water.
I wasn't scared at all.
He's afraid of the sea.
I'm afraid of death.
I've never heard of such a frightening story before.
Don't be afraid to fail.
The soldier was not in the least afraid to die.
Are you still afraid of the dark?
She's afraid of the dark.
She is very afraid of the dark.
I'm afraid of the dark.
The stories in this book are really scary.
He is very afraid of his mother.
That sight was seen, and I felt fear.
That boy showed no fear.
The girl trembled with fear.
The girl was trembling with fear.
His face registered fear and anxiety.
There was fear in her eyes.
His legs were trembling from fear.
I felt afraid.
I was trembling with fear.
She is afraid of cats.
Cats have a dread of water.
I'm no longer afraid of dogs.
Merry is scared of dogs.
What are you afraid of? The dog?
He's afraid of that dog.
He is afraid of dogs.
She's afraid of dogs.
Are you afraid of dogs?
I'm afraid of war.
He is especially frightened of dogs.
She looks very afraid.
She was afraid of the dog at the gate.
That doll is scary.
She was afraid to pass through the woods.
His son trembled with fear.
They were so frightened that they couldn't move an inch.
"Ahh! What was that, Mommy?" "Don't be scared. It's just the wind."
Do you know the value of fear?
The girls were not afraid, but the boys were.
It's normal. There's nothing to be scared of.
Are you afraid of bugs?
What's your biggest fear?
He is afraid of snakes.
She isn't afraid of snakes.
I'm not in the least afraid of snakes.
I was very scared of snakes.
He might look scary, but he's really nice.
The children are scared.
The man terrified the little children.
When we saw the animal so near us, we ran away in terror.
He is afraid of swimming.
My dog is afraid of thunder.
I'm not afraid of lightning.
The thunder frightened the students.
No, I'm not afraid of ghosts.
You aren't afraid of ghosts, are you?
I'm afraid of bears.
My elder sister is afraid of all doctors.
My sister is afraid of all doctors.
He was afraid of his wife.
I'm afraid to go alone.
I can't climb that. I'm scared of heights.
He is afraid of his grandfather.
I remember the horror I felt when she screamed.
Her fears gradually quietened down.
I was not so much scared as amazed.
My little brother says that he had a dreadful dream last night.
I had a horrible dream last night.
I spoke to him kindly so as not to frighten him.
The girl screamed with fear, which we all shared.
She uttered a scream of terror.
I'm afraid of spiders.
The girl was afraid to jump down from the roof.
He turned pale with fear.
She turned pale with fear.
She looks pale with fear.
His face was pale with fear.
Are you afraid of rats?
In religion there are the two great motives of fear and love.
He is scared of flying on an airplane.
She is afraid of barking dogs.
She screamed with terror.
Everyone froze in horror.
I'm afraid of earthquakes.
The child was paralyzed with fear.
On the way back, I was very scared.
I could not say a word for fear.
He was afraid of the dark.
The timid man trembled with fear.
If you have a lot of money, you will become afraid.
I'm afraid of wild animals.
I'm afraid of wolves.
The animals were scared by the thunder.
You must conquer your fear of the dark.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
She is on a diet for fear that she will put on weight.
I'm afraid of your father.
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.
His calm words allayed my fear.
The frightened boy's voice was shaking with terror.
I'm very afraid of snakes.
Are you afraid of snakes?
Are you still afraid of snakes?
He's not at all afraid of snakes.
He's not afraid of snakes at all.
You don't need to be afraid of making mistakes.
There was fear on his face.
She fainted with fear.
Small children are afraid of being left alone in the dark.
In contrast to his frightening looks, his voice was kind and calm.
How can we dispel their doubts and fears?
She laughed to cover her fear.
I'm scared of bats.
Everyone is afraid of you.
His soldiers feared and respected him.
We're not afraid of competition.
Alice was frightened of her strict mother.
Never tell a lie, either for fun or from fear.
The movie I watched last night was really scary.
It was a scary movie. I think I'll have nightmares about it tonight.
Are you afraid of spiders?
Some people are afraid of spiders.
I'm really scared of spiders.
Most young people don't know the terror of war.
Tom is afraid of ghosts, isn't he?
I'm scared to talk to Tom.
Are you afraid of Tom?
Was Tom afraid of you?
Is Tom afraid of this?
Tom said he's afraid to do that.
Tom is probably scared.
Tom said he was afraid of snakes.
I think Tom is afraid of snakes.
Tom will probably be afraid of Mary's dog.
Tom wanted to scare Mary.
Tom tried to scare Mary.
Is Tom afraid of something?
Tom was scared.
Tom seemed scared.
Was Tom afraid?
Is Tom afraid?
Aren't you scared, Tom?
Tom isn't as scary as he used to be.
Tom is scared of the dark.
Tom is scared of water and doesn't like to swim.
Is Tom afraid of dogs?
Tom is afraid of dogs.
Tom is obviously terrified.
Stop scaring Tom.
It's OK to be scared, Tom.
Are you sure Tom isn't afraid of dogs?
To be honest, I'm afraid of Tom.
I know that Tom is afraid.
Everyone is afraid of Tom.
She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.
They can overcome their fear.
She could not get over her fear of the dark.
His eyes betrayed his fear.
They did not oppose the project just because they feared public opinion.
Roller coasters are scary.
That horror movie was very scary and I couldn't sleep after watching it.
She turned away in horror at the sight of blood.
I'm scared of dentists.
Her calm words banished our fears.