Word Meaning 恐怖

きょうふ kyoufu

恐怖 is read as きょうふ (kyoufu) and means fear.

Meaning

English

  1. fear
  2. dread
  3. dismay
  4. terror
  5. horror
  6. scare
  7. panic

Reading

Kana

きょうふ

Romaji

kyoufu

Writing Variants

  • 恐怖 くふ kufu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 苦痛,痛み,辛い経験,孤独感,味わう Rank 456 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

恐怖政治

きょうふせいじ

reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)

恐怖指数

きょうふしすう

fear index

恐怖物語

きょうふものがたり

scary story

恐怖映画

きょうふえいが

horror film

恐怖心

きょうふしん

fear

恐怖感

きょうふかん

feeling of dread

恐怖の館

きょうふのやかた

house of horrors

死の恐怖

しのきょうふ

fear of death

閉所恐怖

へいしょきょうふ

claustrophobia

恐怖症

きょうふしょう

phobia

外国人恐怖症

がいこくじんきょうふしょう

xenophobia

Example Sentences

10

I felt afraid.

I'm horrified.

I'm afraid of heights.

I'm agoraphobic.

Everyone froze in horror.

Tom is claustrophobic.

Tom is afraid of heights.

Tom is afraid of dogs.

The girl trembled with fear.

He turned pale with fear.