怖い – JLPT N4 Vocabulary

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怖い (kowai), scary, frightening. Learn how to read and use this word in Japanese.

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怖い

kowai

scary, frightening

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日本語	英語
このような仕事で怖い顔をしたら、お客さんはいらっしゃらないでしょう。	In this line of work, if you make a grim face the customers won’t come.
「寝てた？」「爆睡」「そ、そうか？」「なんかうなされてたよ。怖い夢でも見てた？」	“I fell asleep?” “Totally.” “Really?” “You were very restless, did you have a scary dream?”