# 恐 dread

工 (craft or industry) + 凡 (mediocre) + (bottomheart)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes

## Onyomi

KYOU | Today (今日, pronounced KYOU) fills me with dread. . . . it's my wedding day, to your stepdad

## Mnemonic

| I dread the crafts made by people with mediocre hearts. P.Diddy, I'm looking at you.

## Kunyomi

( ｘｘｘを ) おそ*れる | to dread or really fear something.Basically the same as 怖がる but a little more formal. ★★★☆☆
( が ) おそ＊ろしい | scary ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

恐怖(きょうふ) する | super duper terror ★★☆☆☆ 恐 (dread) + 怖 (scary) = 恐怖 (super duper terror)
恐喝(きょうかつ) する | extortion. ★☆☆☆☆ NP The legal term for blackmail or extortion.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
怒 | get mad | WOMAN | 女
恐 | dread | CRAFTY | 工
努 | make an effort | STRENGTH | 力

The WOMAN gets mad, but I dread a CRAFTY man.
Making an effort takes all your STRENGTH.

## Synonyms

get scared 怖がる 恐れてる 怯える びびってる
intimidate, threaten 脅す 脅かす 脅迫 恐喝
scary 怖い すさまじい おっかない 恐ろしい