Meaning

Primary

Terror

Alternative

Fear

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

I fear it. It is scary. It is pure terror.

Reading

きょうふ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

彼女は恐怖のあまり、何も言えなくなった。

She was unable to say anything out of sheer terror.

いやー南先輩、先輩に突然呼び出されたときは、恐怖でしかなかったですよ。

Oh, Minami-senpai, when you suddenly called out to me, I was filled with nothing but fear.

高い場所が苦手でなので、CNタワーに上った時は、恐怖で足がすくみました。

I'm afraid of heights, so when I went up the CN Tower, my legs froze with fear.

ヤクザにお釣りが百円足りないと言われた時に、とてつもない恐怖を感じました。

When a yakuza told me that the change I gave him was 100 yen short, I felt an incredible amount of fear.

Kanji Composition