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“Terrifying” in Japanese

Short answer
恐ろしい osoroshii おそろしー

Terrifying in Japanese is “恐ろしい” (osoroshii). Full meaning: terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing.

Other ways to say “Terrifying” in Japanese

kowa frightening, terrifying 恐るべき osorubeki terrible, terrifying, dreadful, horrible, horrifying, appalling; astonishing, astounding, staggering, tremendous, awesome, enormous 恐しい osoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing 怖しい osoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing 懼ろしい osoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing 怖ろしい osoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing おそろしい osoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing おっそろしい ossoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing 怖し osoroshi terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing 怖しけれ osoroshikere terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing 恐し osoroshi terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing

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