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恐ろしい (おそろしい): terrible, dreadful — Japanese vocabulary

恐ろしい is read おそろしい and means "terrible, dreadful". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

恐ろしい

Reading
おそろしい · osoroshii
Translation
terrible, dreadful
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
おそろしいが

Example

恐ろしい夢を見ました。

おそろしいゆめをみました。

I had a terrifying dream.

Kanji in this word

  • 恐 — fear, afraid

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