恐ろしい (osoroshii)
恐ろしい (おそろしい, osoroshii) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “terrible; dreadful”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- おそろしい
- Romaji
- osoroshii
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening · い-adjective
- surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing · い-adjective · often as 恐ろしく
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 恐ろしい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 恐ろしい | おそろしい osoroshii |
| Negative | 恐ろしくない | おそろしくない osoroshikunai |
| Past | 恐ろしかった | おそろしかった osoroshikatta |
| Negative past | 恐ろしくなかった | おそろしくなかった osoroshikunakatta |
| Te-form | 恐ろしくて | おそろしくて osoroshikute |
| Adverb (~ku) | 恐ろしく | おそろしく osoroshiku |
| Conditional (~ba) | 恐ろしければ | おそろしければ osoroshikereba |
Kanji in 恐ろしい
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 恐ろしい.
Source: JMdict entry 1236690 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.