Vocabulary

What does 恐れる (おそれる, osoreru) mean?

恐れる (おそれる, osoreru) means to fear, to be afraid of.

Quick facts
Readingおそれる
Romajiosoreru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おそれる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonosoreru

to fear, to be afraid of

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to fear; to be afraid of

Example sentences

  • Please don't be afraid of failure.

  • Many people are afraid of earthquakes.

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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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