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Chinese
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afraid; frightened; to fear
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terror; terrified; afraid terror; terrified; afraid; frightened |
| trad. (恐怖)
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恐
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怖
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| simp. #(恐怖)
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恐
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怖
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Pronunciation
Adjective
恐怖
- terrifying; dreadful; horrific; frightening
Synonyms
- 可怕 (kěpà)
- 怕人 (pàrén)
- 嚇人／吓人 (xiàrén)
- (literary) 可怖 (kěbù)
- (Hokkien) 驚人／惊人 (jīngrén)
- (Xiang) 吸人
Noun
恐怖
- terror; dread; horror
- horror (film genre)
- terrorism
- 恐怖行為／恐怖行为 ― kǒngbù xíngwéi ― act of terrorism
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
恐怖 • (kyōfu)
- fear; horror; dread
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- 恐怖のない人生など 無意味だ
- Kyōfu no nai jinsei nado muimi da
- Without fear, life is meaningless
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- 見せてやるよ…蒼の力を！恐怖を教えてやる。地獄はねぇよ、あるのは無だけだ。これが、闇の力だ。
- Misete yaru yo… Ao no chikara o! Kyōfu o oshiete yaru. Jigoku wa nē yo, aru no wa mu dake da. Kore ga, yami no chikara da.
- I’ll show you… the power of the Azure! I’ll show you fear. There is no hell, only nothingness. This, is the power of darkness.
Derived terms
Verb
恐怖する • (kyōfu suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 恐怖し (kyōfu shi), past 恐怖した (kyōfu shita))
- to dread; to fear
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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恐怖し
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きょうふし
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kyōfu shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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恐怖し
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きょうふし
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kyōfu shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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恐怖する
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きょうふする
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kyōfu suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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恐怖する
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きょうふする
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kyōfu suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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恐怖すれ
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きょうふすれ
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kyōfu sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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恐怖せよ¹
恐怖しろ²
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きょうふせよ¹
きょうふしろ²
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kyōfu seyo¹
kyōfu shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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恐怖される
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きょうふされる
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kyōfu sareru
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| Causative
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恐怖させる
恐怖さす
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きょうふさせる
きょうふさす
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kyōfu saseru
kyōfu sasu
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| Potential
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恐怖できる
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きょうふできる
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kyōfu dekiru
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| Volitional
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恐怖しよう
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きょうふしよう
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kyōfu shiyō
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| Negative
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恐怖しない
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きょうふしない
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kyōfu shinai
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| Negative continuative
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恐怖せず
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きょうふせず
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kyōfu sezu
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| Formal
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恐怖します
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きょうふします
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kyōfu shimasu
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| Perfective
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恐怖した
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きょうふした
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kyōfu shita
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| Conjunctive
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恐怖して
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きょうふして
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kyōfu shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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恐怖すれば
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きょうふすれば
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kyōfu sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Korean
Noun
恐怖 • (gongpo) (hangeul 공포)
- hanja form? of 공포 (“horror”)
Vietnamese
Verb
恐怖
- chữ Hán form of khủng bố (“to terrorize”).