虞 means “risk, fear of”

おそれ · osore

Also: fear, uneasiness, anxiety, concern

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おそれ, おもんぱかる, はかる, うれえる, あざむく

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

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JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 13 strokes

The story

A tiger (虍) over 呉: picture a tiger padding toward a crowd, danger everyone can see coming. 虞 is おそれ, a risk, met in older laws and in 虞犯少年, a youth at risk of offending; newer laws write おそれ, and everyday writing 恐れ.

Used in 虞 (osore, risk/fear of) and 虞犯少年 (guhan shounen, juvenile at risk of offending)

More from Fear & Shame

• 羞 shame
• 焦 fret
• 脅 threaten
• 辱 disgrace
• 慌 panic
• 惧 dread
• 嚇 menace
• 凄 tremendous
• 畏 awe
• 慄 shudder
• 臆 timid

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.