単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#6,038 most used

怯える

おびえる0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to become frightened

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

The noise frightened the baby.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Tom ran like a scared rabbit.

from Tatoeba · Ninja

MEANING

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 怯える this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#6,038 most used

Written怯える、脅える、悸える

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium