Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant

Also written 恐いもの見たさ【こわいものみたさ】怖い物見たさ【こわいものみたさ】恐い物見たさ【こわいものみたさ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dreadful, be frightened, fearful

Kun
こわ.いこわ.がるお.じるおそ.れる
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1325 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
4k5.6The Kanji Dictionary
9402.7Four corner code
1144deroo
6016Unicode hex code
1-41-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1662Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1817New Nelson (John Haig)
296New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
353Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
219Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
263Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
623Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
670Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1593A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1784Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10450Morohashi
1749A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1814Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1959Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
534Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1173Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1451Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
810Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
630Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu4Pinyin reading
poKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Kun
み.るみ.えるみ.せる
On
ケン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
22 of 2500
Radical
see
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-2SKIP code
5c2.1The Kanji Dictionary
6021.0Four corner code
3957deroo
898bUnicode hex code
1-24-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4284Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5522New Nelson (John Haig)
2544New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3151Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1615Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2201Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
57Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
61Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
48A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
518Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
23Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34796Morohashi
18A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
63Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
63Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
67sakade
84Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
31henshall3
62Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
20crowley
139Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
1643Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
57Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian4, xian4Pinyin reading
gyeon, hyeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level