おそれる

Japanese

Alternative spellings
恐れる
怖れる
懼れる
畏れる
惧れる

Etymology

From Classical Japanese verb (おそ) (osoru). Cognate with Japanese (おそ)ろしい (osoroshii).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) それ [òsóréꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [o̞so̞ɾe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

おそれる • (osoreru) transitive ichidan (stem おそれ (osore), past おそれた (osoreta))

  1. 恐れる, 怖れる, 懼れる, 惧れる: to fear; to be afraid
    (にん)(げん)(われ)(われ)は、姿(すがた)ないものを(おそ)がちなのだ。
    Ningen no wareware wa, sugata nai mono o osore gachi na no da.
    We as humans tend to fear what cannot be seen.
    (わたし)だ、(おそ)れることはない。
    Watashi da, osoreru koto wa nai.
    Don't be afraid, it is I.
  2. 畏れる: to revere

Conjugation

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