怖い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こわ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari, this word derives from 狐者異 (kowai, literally ghost of a glutton)

Pronunciation

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  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "怖い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 怖く わく
[kóꜜwàkù]
[kòwáꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 怖い [kòwáꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 怖い [kòwáꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 怖くない わくない
くない
[kóꜜwàkùnàì]
[kòwáꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 怖かった わかった
かった
[kóꜜwàkàttà]
[kòwáꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 怖くなかった わくなかった
くなかった
[kóꜜwàkùnàkàttà]
[kòwáꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal 怖いです いです [kòwáꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 怖くて わくて
くて
[kóꜜwàkùtè]
[kòwáꜜkùtè]
Conditional 怖ければ わければ
ければ
[kóꜜwàkèrèbà]
[kòwáꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

(こわ) (kowaiこはい (kofai)?-i (adverbial (こわ) (kowaku))

  1. frightening; scary
    (ゆう)(れい)(こわ)
    Yūrei wa kowai.
    Ghosts are frightening.
  2. frightened; scared; afraid
    (わたし)(こわ)
    Watashi wa kowai.
    I'm frightened.
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      どうした (こわ)のか?
      Dōshita kowai no ka?
      What’s wrong, scared?

Synonyms

Inflection