Vocab Info

N2 I-adjective

おっかないfrightening, scary, extreme, exaggerated, huge

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

    2. I-adjective

      2.

      extreme, exaggerated, huge

      Archaic

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    おっかない

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 13,300

    Examples

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      (わたし)のお(かあ)さんは()ぐに(おこ)ります。とてもおっかない(ひと)です。

      My mother gets angry immediately. She is a very scary person. {frightening, scary, extreme, exaggerated, huge}

      • N2

      友達(ともだち)心霊(しんれい)スポットに()った。おっかない()()ってしまった。

      I went to a haunted spot with my friend. We ended up having a scary experience. {frightening, scary, extreme, exaggerated, huge}

      • N2

      (ぼく)(ちち)は、(むずか)しいことを(かんが)えている(とき)おっかない(かお)になります。

      My father makes a scary face when he is thinking about difficult things. {frightening, scary, extreme, exaggerated, huge}

      • N2

      もう痴漢(ちかん)やひったくりなどのおっかない()()いたくないという(ねが)いを()めて、神様(かみさま)にお(いの)りをしました。

      With the wish to no longer encounter scary things like molesters and snatch thieves, I prayed to God. {frightening, scary, extreme, exaggerated, huge}

      • N2

      あの教授(きょうじゅ)は、いつも(まゆ)をしかめたようなおっかない(かお)をしています。(きび)しいに()まっています。

      That professor always has a scary face, as if he's frowning. He's definitely strict. {frightening, scary, extreme, exaggerated, huge}

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