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    3. 怖気づく

    怖気づく

    怖おじ気けづ​く​

    to become frightened

    NTVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    怖じ気づく怖気付く怖じ気付く怖気つく怖じけづく怖じ気つく

    おじけづくおじけつく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to become frightened, to get scared, to be seized with fear, to be intimidated, to lose one's nerve, to get cold feet, to chicken out, to have the wind up

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    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
    気
    いき・き…(2)
    spirit・mind・air・atmosphere・mood
    Kanji
    づ
    zu
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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