Entry
  1. Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Taru adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Also written 戦々兢々【せんせんきょうきょう】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

war, battle, match

Kun
いくさたたか.うおのの.くそよ.ぐわなな.く
On
セン
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
78 of 2500
Radical
spear
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-9-4SKIP code
4n9.2The Kanji Dictionary
3355.0, 9355.0Four corner code
959deroo
6226Unicode hex code
1-32-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1810Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2037New Nelson (John Haig)
1787New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2242Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1169Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1929Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2079Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
88A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
399Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11631PMorohashi
526A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
301Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
301Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
448sakade
550Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
555henshall3
608Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
32crowley
360Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
839Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1948Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhan4Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
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