Meaning

Primary

Scary

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

This is a single kanji with an on the end, meaning you know it's probably an adjective. What's the adjective form of scary? It's also scary.

Reading

こわい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You know what's really scary, like double scary (because kanji and vocab both mean scary)? How about your coworkers (こわ). They are all insane, and you know it. Absolute nutjobs they are.

Context

Context Sentences

火星でマグニチュード7の地震が起きたんだってさ。怖いね!

It seems that a magnitude 7 earthquake occurred on Mars. Scary!

Kanji Composition