dread

(craft or industry) + (mediocre) + (bottomheart)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes

Onyomi

KYOU

Today (今日, pronounced KYOU) fills me with dread. . . . it's my wedding day, to your stepdad

Mnemonic

I dread the crafts made by people with mediocre hearts. P.Diddy, I'm looking at you.

Kunyomi

( xxxを ) おそ*れる to dread or really fear something.Basically the same as 怖がる but a little more formal.
★★★☆☆
( ) おそ*ろしい scary
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

恐怖(きょうふ) する

super duper terror ★★☆☆☆
(dread) + (scary) = 恐怖 (super duper terror)

恐喝(きょうかつ) する

extortion. ★☆☆☆☆ NP

The legal term for blackmail or extortion.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
get mad WOMAN
dread CRAFTY
make an effort STRENGTH

The WOMAN gets mad, but I dread a CRAFTY man.
Making an effort takes all your STRENGTH.

Synonyms

get scared
怖がる    恐れてる    怯える    びびってる
intimidate, threaten
脅す    脅かす    脅迫    恐喝   
scary
怖い    すさまじい おっかない 恐ろしい