Word Meaning 恐らく

おそらく osoraku

恐らく is read as おそらく (osoraku) and means probably.

Meaning

English

  1. probably
  2. (most) likely
  3. in all likelihood
  4. I suspect
  5. I dare say
  6. I'm afraid

Reading

Kana

おそらく

Romaji

osoraku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6321 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

恐怖

きょうふ

fear

恐れ

おそれ

fear

恐れる

おそれる

to fear

恐ろしい

おそろしい

surprising

恐る恐る

おそるおそる

fearfully

恐るべき

おそるべき

astonishing

恐慌

きょうこう

panic

恐縮

きょうしゅく

shrinking back in fear

恐怖症

きょうふしょう

phobia

恐竜

きょうりゅう

dinosaur

恐喝

きょうかつ

blackmail

戦々恐々

せんせんきょうきょう

trembling with fear

Example Sentences

10

I'm afraid there is no time.

It's probably my fault.

It's probably Tom's doing!

The meeting will probably be canceled.

It's probably just food poisoning.

Tom probably has food poisoning.

The game will probably be called off.

Maybe I need a lawyer.

It's probably the flu.

Tom will likely be absent tomorrow.