Kanji: 恐

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 4 (covered during 7th through 9th grades)
Grade:	Taught during the 7th through 9th grades in Japan
Radical:	心(忄⺗) Radical name: こころ (りっしんべん)
Meaning:	Fear, dread, awe
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	恐(おそ)れる	to fear, to be afraid of
N3	恐(おそ)ろしい	terrible, dreadful
N3	恐怖(きょうふ)	be afraid, dread, dismay, terror
N2	恐縮(きょうしゅく)	shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble
N1	恐(おそ)らく	perhaps
N1	恐(おそ)れ	fear, horror
N1	恐(おそ)れ入(い)る	to be filled with awe, to feel small, to be amazed, to be surprised, to be disconcerted, to be sorry, to b