“Dreadful” in Japanese
Short answer
Dreadful in Japanese is “凄い” (sugoi). Full meaning: terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers).
Other ways to say “Dreadful” in Japanese
すっごい
suggoi terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
恐ろしい
osoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing
凄まじい
susamajii terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible, ghastly; tremendous, terrific, enormous, prodigious, stupendous, amazing; appalling, shocking, staggering, absurd
悽愴
seisou pathetic, dreadful
鬼気
kiki ghastly, dreadful
怖い
kowai scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful
すげ
suge terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
スゴく
sugoku terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
恐しい
osoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing
すごい
sugoi terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
怖しい
osoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing
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