戦々恐々

See also: 戦々兢々, 戰戰兢兢, and 战战兢兢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
戦	戦	恐	恐
せん Grade: 4	せん Grade: 4	きょう Grade: S	きょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
戰々兢々 (kyūjitai) 戦々兢々

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語). Borrowed from Chinese 戰戰兢兢／战战兢兢 (zhànzhànjīngjīng).

恐 is a daiyōji replacing 兢.

Adjective

戦(せん)々(せん)恐(きょう)々(きょう) • (sensen-kyōkyō) ^†-tari (adnominal 戦(せん)々(せん)恐(きょう)々(きょう)とした (sensen-kyōkyō to shita) or 戦(せん)々(せん)恐(きょう)々(きょう)たる (sensen-kyōkyō taru), adverbial 戦(せん)々(せん)恐(きょう)々(きょう)と (sensen-kyōkyō to) or 戦(せん)々(せん)恐(きょう)々(きょう)として (sensen-kyōkyō to shite))

(ideophonic) trembling with fear; apprehensive and careful; fearful and cautious

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