8 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 7th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N3
                                            dreadful, be frightened, fearful
Kun'yomi
- こ - わ - い - scary 
- こ - わ - が - る - to be afraid (of) 
- お - じ - る - to be scared 
- お - そ - れ - る - to fear 
On'yomi
- フ 
- ホ 
Character Breakdown
Common Words
                                    if everyone crosses against the red light together, there's nothing to be afraid of
                                
                            References
| Unicode hex code | 6016 | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-41-61 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1662 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1817 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 296 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 353 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 219 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 263 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 623 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 670 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1593 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1784 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 10450 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1749 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1814 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1959 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 534 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1173 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1451 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 810 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 630 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4k5.6 | 
| Four corner code | 9402.7 | 
| De Roo Code | 1144 |