怖い (こわい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

怖い (こわい) means frightening / scary / fearful.

See example sentences below.

怖い at a glance

怖い

こわいkowai

N4adj

frightening / scary / fearful

怖いこわいkowaiN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

frightening / scary / fearful

Example 1

この映画はとても怖いです。

Translation

This movie is very scary.

Example 2

暗い道は少し怖いです。

Translation

The dark street is a little frightening.