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kowai
i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[こわ()·]
kowai

English Meaning(s) for こわい

i adjective
  1. tough; stiff; hard
  2. inflexible; obstinate; stubborn
  3. tired; worn out

Definition and Synonyms for こわい

Strength the property of being physically or mentally strong
Synonyms: こわい, , , , 強い, 強さ
Strong being distilled rather than fermented
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 強いる
Strength the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 強さ, 強度, 強弱
Strength physical energy or intensity
Synonyms: こわい, , , , , , 勢い, 強い, 強さ
Strength capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
Synonyms: こわい, 効力, 効能, 強い, 強さ, 強度
Hard produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 強いる, 硬い
Intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
Synonyms: きつい, こわい, どぎつい, 強い, 強いる, 強烈, 激しい, 猛烈, 甚だしい
Bad very intense
Synonyms: こわい, ひどい, むごい, こっぴどい, ど偉い, 大変, 強い, 強いる
Strong not faint or feeble
Synonyms: きつい, こわい, おっきい, どぎつい, 強い, 強いる, 強勢, 激しい, 豪勢
Harsh disagreeable to the senses
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 強いる
Stiff having a strong physiological or chemical effect
Synonyms: きつい, こわい, どぎつい, 剛力, 強い, 強いる, 強力, 強烈, 激しい, , 濃い, 濃厚
Powerful having great power or force or potency or effect
Synonyms: こわい, パワフル, 剛力, 力強い, 屈強, 強い, 強いる, 強力, 強勢, 強烈, 有力, 精強, 豪勢
Mighty having or showing great strength or force or intensity
Synonyms: こわい, 剛力, 強い, 強いる, 強力, 強大
Strong having or wielding force or authority
Synonyms: こわい, 剛力, 力強い, 強い, 強いる, 強力, 有力
Steadfast marked by firm determination or resolution
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 強いる, 強固, 揺るぎ無い, 硬い
Strong of good quality and condition
Synonyms: こわい, 丈夫, 丈夫, 堅固, 強い, 強いる
Strong having strength or power greater than average or expected
Synonyms: こわい, 剛力, 力強い, 屈強, 強い, 強いる, 強力, 強度, 強烈, 精強
Robust strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 強いる
Stiff powerful
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 強いる
Tolerant able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 強いる, 耐性
Tough physically toughened
Synonyms: タフ, こわい, ごつい, ハード, 強い, 強いる, 強壮, 強硬, 強豪, 強靭, 手ごわい, 手強い, 硬い, 頑丈, 頑強
Unattackable immune to attack
Synonyms: こわい, しっかり, 堅固, 堅牢, 安全, 安泰, 強い, 強いる, 強固, 硬い, 頑丈, 頑強
Strongly with strength or in a strong manner
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 激しい
Strongly in a powerful manner
Synonyms: こわい, むずと, ぐいっと, 強い
Deeply to a great depth psychologically
Synonyms: ぐっと, ぐんと, こわい, しみじみ, ぞっこん, つくづく, ふつふつ, 強い, 深い, 深く
Setose having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Synonyms: こわい
Waspish very irritable
Synonyms: こわい
Strong having a high alcoholic content
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 強いる
Steadfast not shakable
Synonyms: こわい, 強い, 強いる, 強固, 揺るぎ無い, 硬い
Unattackable incapable of being tampered with
Synonyms: こわい, しっかり, 堅固, 堅牢, 安全, 安泰, 強い, 強いる, 強固, 硬い, 頑丈, 頑強
Strong solidly built
Synonyms: こわい, 丈夫, 丈夫, 堅固, 強い, 強いる

Categories こわい is a member of

Intensiveness high level or degree
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Property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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Magnitude the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
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Power possession of controlling influence
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Stroke Order Diagrams for こわい

Conjugations for こわい

Adjective stem
kowa
te-form
kowakute
Negative te-form
kowakunakute
Adverbial Form
kowaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kowai
Present Indicative Negative Form
kowakunai
Past Indicative Form
kowakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kowakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
kowakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
kowakunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
kowakunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
kowakattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
kowakunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
kowasa

Sample Sentences for こわい

She didn't attend the meeting for fear of meeting her ex-husband.
I'm afraid of cats.
I was scared to be alone in the dark.
No one dares to contradict his employer for fear of being fired.
That boy could not enter for fear of the dog.

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