恐怖

Chinese

afraid; frightened; to fear
terror; terrified; afraid
terror; terrified; afraid; frightened
 
trad. (恐怖)
simp. #(恐怖)

Pronunciation


Adjective

恐怖

  1. terrifying; dreadful; horrific; frightening

Synonyms

Noun

恐怖

  1. terror; dread; horror
  2. horror (film genre)
  3. terrorism
    恐怖行為恐怖行为  ―  kǒngbù xíngwéi  ―  act of terrorism

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (恐怖):
  • Japanese: 恐怖(きょうふ) (kyōfu)
  • Korean: 공포(恐怖) (gongpo)
  • Vietnamese: khủng bố (恐怖)

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: S

Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きょーふ [kyóꜜòfù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • (Tokyo) きょーふ [kyòófú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ːɸɯ̟]

Noun

(きょう)() • (kyōfu

  1. fear; horror; dread

Derived terms

Verb

(きょう)()する • (kyōfu surutransitive or intransitive suru (stem (きょう)() (kyōfu shi), past (きょう)()した (kyōfu shita))

  1. to dread; to fear

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

恐怖 • (gongpo) (hangeul 공포)

  1. hanja form? of 공포 (horror)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

恐怖

  1. chữ Hán form of khủng bố (to terrorize)