Entry
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    awesome; awe-inspiring; august; gracious

    そのオペラにはおそれ多くも皇太子殿下ご夫妻が足を運ばれた。
    The opera was graced with the august presence of the Crown Prince and Princess.
  2. discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

    indicates apology

Also written 畏れ多い【おそれおおい】おそれ多い【おそれおおい】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fear, dread, awe

Kun
おそ.れるおそ.るおそ.ろしいこわ.いこわ.がる
On
キョウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
878 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-6-4SKIP code
4k6.19The Kanji Dictionary
1733.1Four corner code
3158deroo
6050Unicode hex code
1-22-18JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1685Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1853New Nelson (John Haig)
2650New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3283Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1696Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2306Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
613Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
660Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
951A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1163Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10552XMorohashi
1167A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1602Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1709Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
537Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1330Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
497crowley
759Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
780Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
620Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kong3Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

many, frequent, much

Kun
おお.いまさ.にまさ.る
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
139 of 2500
Radical
evening
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 3-3-3SKIP code
0a6.5The Kanji Dictionary
2720.7Four corner code
2560deroo
591aUnicode hex code
1-34-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1169Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1127New Nelson (John Haig)
2170New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2694Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1372Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1858Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
108Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
113Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
161A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
347Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
181Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5756Morohashi
163A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
229Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
229Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
108sakade
39Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
180henshall3
129Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
128crowley
104Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
405Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
110Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duo1Pinyin reading
daKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level