BloomkoJLPT N5 · Feelings & qualities
怖い
こわい
scary
Stroke order of 怖い
2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
怖 · 8 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
A heart (忄) beside cloth (布): trembling under a cloth, scared.
Parts: 怖 scary (忄 heart + 布 cloth) + い
The characters in 怖い
- い い — i (2 strokes)
Example sentence
犬が怖いです。
いぬがこわいです。
I'm afraid of dogs.