Learn JLPT N3 Vocabulary: 恐れる (osoreru)

Learn JLPT N3 Vocabulary: 恐れる (osoreru)

Kana: おそれる
Kanji: 恐れる; 畏れる
Romaji: osoreru

Type: verb

Meaning: to fear; to be afraid of

Example sentences:


きみは生まれてこのかた、なにも恐れたことなんてないじゃないか。
You’ve never been afraid in your life.
kimi wa umarete konokata, nanimo osoreta koto nante nai janai ka.

 

悠斗は母を恐れると同時に大好きでもあった。
Yuto loved his mother very much, almost as much as he feared her.
yuuto wa haha o osoreru to douji ni daisuki demo atta.

 

知恵のある動物はみんなどうして暗闇を恐れると思う?
Why do you think all rational animals fear the dark?
chie no aru doubutsu wa minna doushite kurayami o osoreru to omou?

 

今また、愛する人を失いはしないかと、ひどく恐れている。
I’m scared by the thought of losing my loved one again.
ima mata, aisuru hito o ushinai wa shinai ka to, hidoku osorete iru.

 

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いつでも恐れるものを持っておおきー愛するものを持つべきなのと同じだからね…
Always have something to fear-even as you save something to love…
itsudemo osoreru mono o motte ooki. ai suru mono o motsu beki na no to onaji dakara ne.

 

彼女がどれほどこの時を恐れていたか、あなたにはわからないと思う。
You have no idea how much she was dreading this moment.
kanojo ga dore hodo kono toki o osorete ita ka, anata ni wa wakaranai to omou.

 

ヨットの船長は、嵐を恐れて、彼に出航をやめるよう主張したそうです。
The captain of the yacht had advised him against sailing into the storm.
yotto no senchou wa, arashi o osorete, kare ni shukkou o yameru you shuchou shita sou desu.

 

彼女はうかつなことを言って無実の人を傷つけることを、極度に恐れていた。
She was afraid that an accusation by her might hurt an innocent man.
janojo wa ukatsu na koto o itte mujitsu no hito o kizutsukeru koto o, kyokudo ni osorete ita.

 

それに向き合い、対策をとり、恐れずに声を上げ、正しいことを行う必要があります。
We need to confront it, deal with it, and not be afraid to say and do the right thing.
sore ni mukiai, taisaku o tori, osorezu ni koe o age, tadashii koto o okonau hitsuyou ga arimasu.

 

Similar words:

怖る (osoru); 怖がる (kowagaru)

Meaning in other languages:

Chinese: 怕 (pà); 害怕 (hàipà)
Korean: 두려워하다 (dulyeowohada)
French: craindre
Spanish: temer
German: fürchten
Italian: temere

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