Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 恐


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Meaning

fear, awe, horror

Pronunciation

KYŌ
osoreru/roshii

Explanation

Top: craftsman , common/general (A table 几/ with a scratch is common.), bottom: heart

Mnemonic

(Out of fear of claims for damages?) Craftsmen are generally, deep in their hearts, very fearful.

Radicals

build(Cross sectionial view of a H-steel beam for building or making.)
common, table
heart(Image of a heart with coronary arteries.)
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Vocabulary

恐らく おそらく perhaps
恐れ入る おそれいる to be filled with awe, to feel small
恐縮 きょうしゅく shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble
恐れ おそれ fear, horror
恐れる おそれる to fear, to be afraid of
恐ろしい おそろしい terrible, dreadful
恐怖 きょうふ to be afraid, dread, terror

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