恐れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恐
おそ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
怖れ 虞 畏れ 懼れ

See also 恐れる

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おそれ [òsóréꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [o̞so̞ɾe̞]

Noun

恐(おそ)れ • (osore) 

1. 恐れ, 怖れ: fear, horror, uneasiness

   Synonym: 恐怖 (kyōfu)

2. 恐れ, 虞: concern that something bad will happen, risk, danger

   Synonyms: 懸念 (kenen), 心配 (shinpai), 危惧 (kigu)

   非常(ひじょう)に激(はげ)しい雨(あめ)の恐(おそ)れ

   hijō ni hageshii ame no osore

   potential of extremely heavy rain

   感染源(かんせんげん)となる恐(おそ)れ

   kansengen to naru osore

   risk of becoming a source of infection

   感染症(かんせんしょう)になる恐(おそ)れ

   kansenshō ni naru osore

   risk of becoming an infection

3. 恐れ, 畏れ: reverence, awe

   Synonyms: 畏敬 (ikei), 畏怖 (ifu)

Derived terms

• 恐(おそ)れ多(おお)い (osoreōi)