JLPT N2

scary; fear

Item 37 of 481 | 8 strokes | Radical: 忄 (heart), 布 (cloth)

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomiこわ.い

Mnemonic

My HEART (忄) is pounding because there is a ghost under that CLOTH (布). How SCARY (怖)!

Example Words

怖い (こわい) scary, frightening
恐怖 (きょうふ) fear, terror