| お | そ |
|---|---|
| 恐 |
| れ |
| い |
|---|
| 入 |
| る |
Godan verb, intransitive verb
- to be sorry, to beg someone's pardon, to feel small.
- to be much obliged, to be grateful, to be thankful.
- to be amazed, to be greatly impressed, to admire.
- to be dumbfounded, to be confounded, to be stunned, to be fed up (with), to be defeated, to be beaten.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
恐れ入る | おそれいる | ||||||||||
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畏れ入る | おそれいる | ||||||||||
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恐れいる | おそれいる |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
fear, dread, awe
おそ.れる キョウ こわ.い (7th, N3)