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This is a single kanji with an い on the end, so you know it's probably an adjective. What's the adjective form of scary? It's still scary.
怖い is your go-to word to talk about anything scary, or to describe how you feel when you're scared.
This word uses a kun'yomi reading you didn't learn with the kanji, so here's a mnemonic:
You know what's really scary? Koalas (こわ). They're bears, after all. Or so I'm told… Anyway, we should all be scared of koala bears.
夜は怖い
nights are scary
あの先生は怖い
that teacher is scary
最初は怖い
scary at first
怖い話
scary story
怖い映画
scary movie
怖い夢
scary dream
暗い道が怖い
scared of dark roads, dark roads are scary
お化けが怖い
scared of ghosts, ghosts are scary
一人が怖い
scared of being alone, being alone is scary
暗い道を歩くのはちょっと怖いな。
Walking down a dark road is a bit scary.
犬が苦手で、近づかれると怖いんです。
I'm not good with dogs, and I get scared when they come near.
あの映画、本当に怖かった！夜、一人で眠れなかったよ。
That movie was so scary! I couldn't sleep alone at night.
「全然怖くないよ」と言った五分後、私は電気をつけていた。
"I'm not scared at all," I said. Five minutes later, I had turned all the lights on.
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 seven earthquake occurred on Mars. Scary!
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