Vocab Info
A1 る-verb, Transitive verb
恐れるto fear, to be afraid of
Dictionary Definition
Common
- る-verb, Transitive verb - 1. - to fear, to be afraid of 
 
All Forms
恐れる 【おそれる】、怖れる 【おそれる】、畏れる 【おそれる】、懼れる 【おそれる】、惧れる 【おそれる】
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- お 
- そ 
- れ 
- る 
 
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Examples
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- 失敗を恐れずにいっぱい挑戦をしましょう! - Let's not be afraid of failure and take on many challenges! {to fear, to be afraid of} - N1
 
- 結核は社会から非常に恐れられている病気です。 - Tuberculosis is a disease that is greatly feared by society. {to fear, to be afraid of} - N1
 
- 犯人を逮捕したその刑事は、犯人からの報復を恐れている。 - The detective who arrested the criminal is afraid of retaliation from the criminal. {to fear, to be afraid of} - N1
 
- 人間なのだから、死を恐れるという感情は極普通の感情である。 - Because we are human, the emotion of fearing death is extremely normal. {to fear, to be afraid of} - N1
 
- 容姿について散々馬鹿にされてきた私はいつも人目を恐れて生きています。 - Having been relentlessly ridiculed about my appearance, I always live in fear of being seen by others. {to fear, to be afraid of} - N1
 
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