Japanese Kanji

ku

fear · be afraid of · dread

Secondary school · 11 strokes

Readings

  • ONku
  • ONgu
  • KUNおそ.れるoso

Meaning

Fear, be afraid of, dread.

Stroke order for 惧

惧 is part of the secondary school jōyō kanji — the full set of characters used in everyday Japanese. With 11 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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