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怖

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 864 / 2,608

Scary

On’yomi
ふ
Kun’yomi
こわ
Radical
心 Heart (Kangxi 61)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 援 (Aid), less common than 繰 (Spin).

A heart on the left cowers behind a towel on the right -- a heart hiding behind a towel because everything is so scary.

In words

怖い こわい frighteningN4
恐怖 きょうふ be afraid,dread,dismay,terrorN3

怖 is rank 864 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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