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29 怖 Scary

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Radical Combination

  • 忄 Soul
  • ナ Narwhal
  • 巾 Towel

Meaning

Primary

Scary

Mnemonic

The soul of a narwhal was sucked into its towel, which is scary!

Hints

Watch as the narwhal's face contorts as you see its soul get slurped out by the towel it was using.

Readings

On’yomi

ふ

Kun’yomi

こわ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As you watch this scary scene you can't help but mutter, "Fool," (ふ) under your breath. Then you hear "Fool, fool, fool, it's too scary you fool!" and you realize all of the other narwhals are chanting.

Hints

You don't know what's more scary. That the narwhal's soul got sucked out, or that all of its kind is calling it a fool now that it's dead.

Found In Vocabulary

  • 恐怖症
    • きょうふしょう
    • Phobia
  • 怖い
    • こわい
    • Scary
  • 恐怖
    • きょうふ
    • Terror
  • 怖がる
    • こわがる
    • To Be Scared
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