恐る (おそる) — to fear, to be afraid
恐る
to fear
Frequency #7562
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: vi)
osoru
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
おそる[2] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to fear
- to be afraid