How to say frightened in Japanese

おそろしいosoroshiiirr. Inflection

adjective:

  • terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened
  • surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing - often as 恐ろしく

Example Sentences

手を付けずtewotsukezuダラダラDARADARAしているshiteiruくせにkuseni、「uへーhee今度kondoこそkoso間に合わないmaniawanaiかもkamo!?」tokokorohaビクビクBIKUBIKUしているshiteiru
Despite having lazed around without having touched my work I'm frightened at heart that "Ooh-er, this time I might really not get done in time!?"
arashino激しhageshisani子供たちkodomotachiha恐れおののいたosoreononoita
The fury of the storm frightened the children.
kaminariha生徒seitoたちtachiwo怖がらせたkowagaraseta
The thunder frightened the students.
幽霊yuureiwo見たmitatokiwatashihaとてもtotemo恐くてkowakute頭髪touhatsugaさかだったsakadatta
When I saw the ghost, I was so frightened that my hair stood on end.
別にbetsuni怖がらなくてもいいkowagaranakutemoiiyo何もnanimokarehakimini危害kigaiwo与えようataeyoutoいうiunoではないdehanaiからkarane
There is no need to be frightened. He won't harm you.

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