Breakdown of kowai
dreadful
怖
A standing heart on a cloth is a dreadful sight.
Usages of kowai
スカイダイビング は 怖かった です。 もう 二度と やりません。sukaidaibingu ha kowakatta desu. mou nidoto yarimasen.
Skydiving was scary. I will never do it again.
ガン は 怖い 病気 です。gan ha kowai byouki desu.
Cancer is a frightening disease.
彼 は クモ が 怖い。kare ha kumo ga kowai.
He is afraid of spiders.
部屋 が 暗い と 怖い です。heya ga kurai to kowai desu.
It is scary if the room is dark.
彼女 は 血 が 怖い です。kanozyo ha ti ga kowai desu.
She is afraid of blood.
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