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    3. 怖がる

    怖がる

    怖こわが​る​

    to be afraid (of)

    KMT10News #33+1CoreVerb, Transitive, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    恐がる

    こわがる

    Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    to be afraid (of), to fear, to be frightened (of), to be scared (of), to worry (about)

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    子こ供どもは暗くら闇やみを怖こわがる。

    Children are afraid of the dark.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいを怖こわがって、新あたらしい挑ちょう戦せんを避さけている。

    He is afraid of failure and avoids new challenges.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    未み知ちの状じょう況きょうを怖こわがるのは、人にん間げんの自し然ぜんな感かん情じょうだ。

    Fearing unknown situations is a natural human emotion.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychologypsychology
    多おおくの人ひとが地じ震しんを怖こわがるのは、その予よ測そく不ふ可か能のう性せいにある。

    Many people fear earthquakes because of their unpredictability.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyNature & Environment
    彼かの女じょは人ひと前まえで話はなすことを怖こわがるが、練れん習しゅうを重かさねて克こく服ふくした。

    She was afraid of speaking in public, but she overcame it through repeated practice.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    怖
    こわ.い・こわ.がる・お.じる・おそ.れる…(2)
    dreadful・be frightened・fearful
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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