JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 34

怖 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

fear; frightening

On
フfu ホho
Kun
こわいkowai おじるojiru こわがるkowagaru おそれるosoreru おじけるojikeru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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怖8 strokes

How to write 怖: stroke order

怖 has 8 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

怖 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 怖 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 怖

The parts 怖 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 忄 (心)

    heart; mind

    Radical

  • 布

    cloth; distribute

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 34