戦々恐々 (せんせんきょうきょう) — trembling with fear

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戦せん々せん恐きょう々きょう

trembling with fear

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology23 strokes

戦戦恐恐戦々兢々戦戦兢兢

せんせんきょうきょう

Adverb, Verb, Particle, Adjective, Noun, Participle

trembling with fear, in great fear, filled with trepidation, nervously, timidly

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Kanji that make up this word

戦

いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ・わなな.く…(2)

war・battle・match

恐

おそ.れる・おそ.る・おそ.ろしい・こわ.い・こわ.がる…(1)

fear・dread・awe

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戦々恐々

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