To Fear
To Dread
transitive verb, ichidan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means fear so the verb version is to fear.
The reading is shared with 恐ろしい, which is "scary." Use that, and don't be afraid. You'll be able to learn this reading yet.
失敗を恐れてばかりいては前に進めないよ。
You can't move forward if you always fear failure.
目が見えなくなること以外は、何も恐れることはないよ。
I'm not afraid of anything except for going blind.
私たちは変化を恐れずに、どんどん新しいことにチャレンジしていくべきです。
We should not fear change and should continue to challenge ourselves with new things.
コウイチは自分の力を恐れているんですよ。
Koichi fears his own power.