8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

dreadful, be frightened, fearful

Kun'yomi
  • scary
  • to be afraid (of)
  • to be scared
  • to fear
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

こわこわがる 82.2%
17.7%
じる 0.1%

Character Breakdown

dreadful, be frightened, fearful
こわ.い フ お.じる (7th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
linen, cloth, spread
フ ぬの し.く (5th, N2)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

References

Unicode hex code 6016
JIS X 0208 1-41-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1662
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1817
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 296
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 353
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 219
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 263
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 623
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 670
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1593
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1784
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10450
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1749
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1814
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1959
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 534
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1173
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1451
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 810
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 630
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k5.6
Four corner code 9402.7
De Roo Code 1144