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恐れる (おそれる): to fear, to be afraid of — Japanese vocabulary

恐れる is read おそれる and means "to fear, to be afraid of". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

恐れる

Reading
おそれる · osoreru
Translation
to fear, to be afraid of
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
おそれるが

Example

失敗を恐れないでください。

しっぱいをおそれないでください。

Don't be afraid of failure.

Kanji in this word

  • 恐 — fear, afraid

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