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What does 怖い (こわい, kowai) mean?

怖い (こわい, kowai) means scary, frightening.

Quick facts
Readingこわい
Romajikowai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
こわい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkowai

scary, frightening

GenkiGenki 5
  1. 1i-adjective scary; frightening; eerie

Example sentences

  • I'm scared of dogs.

  • I had a scary dream yesterday.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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