きょう
恐
しょう
悚

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Obsolete term.
  1. shrinking back in fear.
  2. feeling sorry (for troubling someone), feeling embarrassed (e.g. by a compliment), feeling ashamed, feeling (much) obliged.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょう
恐
しょう
悚
 恐悚 きょうしょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fear, dread, awe
おそ.れる　キョウ　こわ.い (7th, N3)
bind, firm, secure
キョウ
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン　およ.そ　ハン (7th, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
fear
ショウ　おそ.れる (Kentei 1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク　たば　つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)