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恐れ入る (おそれいる): to be filled with awe, to feel small — Japanese vocabulary

恐れ入る is read おそれいる and means "to be filled with awe, to feel small". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

恐れ入る

Reading
おそれいる · osoreiru
Translation
to be filled with awe, to feel small
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
おそれいるが

Example

彼の才能にはおそれいったよ。

かれのさいのうにはおそれいったよ。

I admire his talent.

Kanji in this word

  • 恐 — fear, afraid
  • 入 — enter

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