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🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Nagasaki: Gotou, Kagoshima)

おとろしか : otoroshika | define meaning

otoroshika

Definition

Ka-Adjective

Scary; frightening; terrible; dreadful

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese おそろしい【恐ろしい】 osoroshii "terrible, dreadful".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	おとろしか
Romanization	otoroshika

意味：こわい【怖い】、おそろしい【恐ろしい】

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Tags: Kagoshima dialect, Kagomma-ben, Kagonma, Kagoima, Satsuma, Satsugu, かごっま, かごんま, 鹿児島弁, 鹿児島方言, 薩隅方言...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, October 13). おとろしか : otoroshika | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3063/otoroshika/.