Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: fear

Kunyomi: ふる.える おそ.れる おのの.く

Onyomi: リツ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

リツゼン terrified, horrified

リツレツ stinging cold

戦々 センセンリツリツ trembling with fear, filled with trepidation

シンリツ tremble, shudder, quiver

Kunyomi Examples

戦く おののく to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble