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Keyword
fear
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig660
Readings
おそ
(51%)
く
(17%)
こわ
(3%)
Composed of
工
construction
凡
mediocre
心
heart
Mnemonic

Walking into a building of mediocre construction quality will put fear into your heart. You never know when it'll collapse and crush you with it.

Used in vocabulary (130 in total)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to fear; to be afraid of
127 more...
Examples (200 in total)
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.
Oh, how awful!
I had a feeling that something dreadful was happening.
That he did such a terrible thing is certain.
His anger was terrible to see.
She was trembling with fear.
The real war is much more horrible than this story.
What happened next was terrible.
There is nothing scarier than death.
I was more than surprised at the terrible sight.
An extremely terrible thing happened to him.
His son trembled with fear.
You probably don't like them.
It probably won't be easy to do that.
It's probably my fault.
She is probably over forty.
Do you know the value of fear?
It will rain perhaps tomorrow.
I don't like scary movies.
I'm afraid that I might make you angry.
There is nothing in this world that I am afraid of.
But I wasn't afraid.
I don't fear death anymore.
People are afraid of change.
People are afraid of war.
He is fearless of danger.
He is afraid of death.
He is scared of death.
He didn't fear death.
He is very afraid of dogs.
He was afraid of being laughed at.
They were afraid of the teacher.
She was afraid of the dog.
She was a child, but she wasn't afraid.
She isn't afraid of death.
She is terrified of hospitals.
She dreaded having to tell him what had happened.
There is nothing for you to be afraid of.
The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.
I'm afraid it'll be a rainy day tomorrow.
My father was clearly afraid of his illness.
We are afraid.
Are you afraid of me?
I'm not afraid of death.
I dreaded his reply to my letter.
Don't be afraid to ask questions.
Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
I am afraid there will be trouble.
What's your biggest fear?
Afraid of hurting his feelings, I didn't tell him the truth.
When we saw the animal so near us, we ran away in terror.
Why do you think animals dread fire?
Animals are afraid of fire.
It was a terrible accident.
Such was his courage that he feared nothing.
Such was his courage that he feared no danger.
Don't be afraid to make a mistake.
It was terribly cold last night.
The child was afraid of being left alone in the dark.
He is afraid of making mistakes.
Her fears gradually quietened down.
I remember the horror I felt when she screamed.
His speech got awfully boring.
Never be afraid of making mistakes.
He is even afraid of his own shadow.
I have a feeling that something dreadful is going to happen.
I had a dreadful dream last night.
I had a terrible dream.
Don't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking English.
The girl screamed with fear, which we all shared.
She uttered a scream of terror.
Maybe I need a lawyer.
He turned pale with fear.
She turned pale with fear.
She looks pale with fear.
His face was pale with fear.
The little boy is afraid of the dark.
That child is afraid of the dark.
The boy is afraid to go to bed in the dark.
He was afraid to go there.
He's afraid of dogs.
She was afraid to cross the road.
She's very afraid of dogs.
She was afraid to make a speech.
I am not in the least afraid of dogs.
My brother says he isn't afraid of the dark.
I'm not in the least afraid of it.
I fear nothing.
I'm afraid of dogs.
Everyone is afraid of doing new things.
She doesn't drive for fear of an accident.
You must not be afraid of making mistakes when learning a language.
You're probably the only one who can carry this bag.
In religion there are the two great motives of fear and love.
It is so dreadful that I don't want to think of it.
She is very much afraid of dogs.
Don't be afraid of barking dogs.
Everyone froze in horror.
She screamed with terror.
She fainted when she heard the terrible news.
Don't be afraid to try new things.
The earthquake was a terrible experience.
She was scared by the big earthquake.
The child was paralyzed with fear.
I could not say a word for fear.
Dozens of people were injured in the terrible accident.
The lives of little children are full of fears.
Fear crept into my heart and settled there.
She hid herself for fear of meeting the man.
The timid man trembled with fear.
A terrible fate awaited him.
I am not in the least afraid of his threats.
The officer seemed to be afraid of their revenge.
Immediately she heard his voice, she trembled with fear.
A terrible thing happened last week.
I'm sorry to have taken up your valuable time.
Small children often like books about dragons and other monsters.
I have a great interest in the evolution of dinosaurs.
Birds evolved from dinosaurs.
A fearful thought entered my mind.
Don't be afraid of speaking in public.
The other day something horrible happened in a Tokyo suburb.
You must conquer your fear of the dark.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
Would you be kind enough to explain it to me?
Would you please open the window?
The frightened boy's voice was shaking with terror.
She trembled with fear.
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.
Frogs are afraid of snakes.
He wonders if you are afraid of snakes.
His calm words allayed my fear.
The other day, something horrible happened in the busy square.
She's afraid of barking dogs.
She fainted with fear.
There was fear on his face.
The timid soldier was tormented by terrible nightmares.
How can we dispel their doubts and fears?
Is there any risk of being caught by the police?
He is afraid of becoming sick.
She's afraid of getting sick again.
She laughed to cover her fear.
The beautiful bird is said to be in danger of dying out.
That species of bird is said to be in danger of dying out.
Global climatic changes may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs became extinct a very long time ago.
This is probably a real diamond.
Older people are often afraid of trying new things.
Never tell a lie, either for fun or from fear.
He doesn't want to leave the room because he's afraid that he'll catch another cold.
If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
Man fears disasters such as floods and fires.
They feared being overheard.
Tom and Mary probably aren't as old as everybody thinks.
Tom has nothing to fear.
Tom told me he wasn't afraid of Mary.
Tom was afraid of being laughed at.
Tom is afraid that something bad is going to happen.
Tom is afraid to go out at night.
Tom probably won't want to tag along.
Tom is not afraid.
Tom isn't afraid to die.
Tom is afraid of death.
I know that Tom is afraid of us.
It's probably Tom's doing!
Shelters have been built in fear of war.
Most young people don't know the terror of war.
Tom is probably still studying French.
She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.
The prisoners were treated with monstrous cruelty.
There was widespread panic after the earthquake.
The consequences of Sendai's earthquake were dreadful!
They can overcome their fear.
She could not get over her fear of the dark.
His eyes betrayed his fear.
They didn't oppose the project just because they feared public opinion.
Country people are often afraid of strangers.
The rich and the poor are afraid of death.
She locked her jewels in the safe for fear they might be stolen.
The scientist searched for the bones of the dinosaurs in the valley.
Dinosaurs are now extinct.
I am afraid of what the teacher will say.
Dark is an object of fear to many children.
We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
They were afraid of the big dog.
It's probably the flu.
This handmade Italian-made titanium bicycle is terribly light.
She was afraid to travel alone.
This terrible monster was the Sphinx.
Whether Shakespeare wrote this poem or not will probably remain a mystery.
People who are afraid of making mistakes will make no progress in English conversation.
Her calm words banished our fears.