Keyword
scary
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig670
Readings
こわ
(51%)
(43%)
おそ
(1%)
(1%)
おじ
(1%)
Composed of
weak heart
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 (83 in total)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
grim face; angry look
Examples (200 in total)
I can see you're frightened.
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?
I'm afraid to drink it.
Don't scare the girls.
The child was scared to get into the water.
This is rather frightening.
Don't say scary things with a smile.
I'm afraid to fall.
What are you so afraid of?
He is afraid of his father.
I'm afraid of losing you.
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 stories in this book are really scary.
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.
He is very afraid of his mother.
The soldier was not in the least afraid to die.
She is afraid of cats.
Cats have a dread of water.
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.
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.
She was afraid to pass through the woods.
His son trembled with fear.
That doll is scary.
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.
Are you afraid of bugs?
It's normal. There's nothing to be scared of.
He might look scary, but he's really nice.
What's your biggest fear?
When we saw the animal so near us, we ran away in terror.
The children are scared.
The man terrified the little children.
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 is afraid of swimming.
My dog is afraid of thunder.
I'm not afraid of lightning.
The thunder frightened the students.
My elder sister is afraid of all doctors.
My sister is afraid of all doctors.
I'm afraid of bears.
He was afraid of his wife.
No, I'm not afraid of ghosts.
You aren't afraid of ghosts, are you?
I can't climb that. I'm scared of heights.
I'm afraid to go alone.
He is afraid of his grandfather.
Her fears gradually quietened down.
I remember the horror I felt when she screamed.
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.
Are you afraid of rats?
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.
He is scared of flying on an airplane.
In religion there are the two great motives of fear and love.
She is afraid of barking dogs.
Everyone froze in horror.
She screamed with terror.
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.
You must conquer your fear of the dark.
The animals were scared by the thunder.
I'm afraid of your father.
I'm afraid of wolves.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
She is on a diet for fear that she will put on weight.
The frightened boy's voice was shaking with terror.
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.
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.
His calm words allayed my fear.
You don't need to be afraid of making mistakes.
Small children are afraid of being left alone in the dark.
She fainted with fear.
There was fear on his face.
In contrast to his frightening looks, his voice was kind and calm.
How can we dispel their doubts and fears?
I'm scared of bats.
Everyone is afraid of you.
His soldiers feared and respected him.
We're not afraid of competition.
She laughed to cover her fear.
Alice was frightened of her strict mother.
The movie I watched last night was really scary.
Never tell a lie, either for fun or from fear.
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.
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.
Most young people don't know the terror of war.
She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.
She turned away in horror at the sight of 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.
Dark is an object of fear to many children.
That horror movie was very scary and I couldn't sleep after watching it.
I'm scared of dentists.