How to say afraid in Japanese

JLPTN4

怖い^☆【こわいkowai】恐い Inflection

adjective:

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

interjection:

(I'm) afraid

Example Sentences

孤独kodoku なna 人hito はha、他人tanin をwo 恐れるosoreru からkara一人nin なna のno だda。: Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.
夫otto とto のno 間ma にni 波風が立つnamikazegatatsu のno がga 恐くてkowakute、愛人aijin のno 存在sonzai はha 知らない振りshiranaifuri をwo していますshiteimasu。: I'm afraid of discord arising with my husband so I'm turning a blind eye to his mistress.
最近のsaikinno ぼくboku はha、「生き恥ikihaji」「赤恥akahaji」をwo かくkaku ことkoto をwo 恐れなくosorenaku なりましたnarimashita。: Recently I've stopped being afraid of "living in shame" and being exposed to "public ridicule".
それsore はha 出来ない相談dekinaisoudan だda なna。油物aburabutsu してるshiteru 時toki にni、火hi のno 傍hata からkara 離れるhanareru のno はha 言語道断gongodoudan だda。: I'm afraid I can't do that. Leaving the cooker while frying is completely out of the question.
扁桃腺hentousen がga はれているhareteiru 気がするkigasuru のですnodesu がga。: I'm afraid my tonsils are swollen.

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