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What does 恐ろしい (おそろしい, osoroshii) mean?

恐ろしい (おそろしい, osoroshii) means frightening, terrible.

Quick facts
Readingおそろしい
Romajiosoroshii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おそろしい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonosoroshii

frightening, terrible

  1. 1i-adjective terrible; dreadful; terrifying
  2. 2i-adjective surprising; startling; tremendous

Example sentences

  • I had a terrifying dream last night.

  • The scene of the accident was horrifying.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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