怖(こわ)がり

こわがり
noun, na-adjective
scaredy-cat; easily frightened person
informalpersonalityemotion
1. a person who is easily scared; a scaredy-cat; a coward
someone who is frightened easily or afraid of many things
私(わたし)は怖(こわ)がりでホラー映画(えいが)が見(み)られない。
I'm a scaredy-cat and can't watch horror movies.
怖(こわ)がりだけど勇気(ゆうき)を出(だ)してお化(ば)け屋敷(やしき)に入(はい)った。
I'm easily scared, but I gathered my courage and went into the haunted house.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)は怖(こわ)がりで、暗(くら)い部屋(へや)に一人(ひとり)で入(はい)れなかった。
As a child, I was easily frightened and couldn't go into dark rooms alone.

Forms

怖(こわ)がる (to be scared) + り (nominalizer) → a person who gets scared

Usage

The 〜がり ending (from 〜がる) names a person with a tendency. 怖(こわ)がり usually stands alone (怖(こわ)がり屋(や) also occurs), while 寂(さび)しがり and 恥(は)ずかしがり usually take 屋(や).

Related words

Related Words

Synonym: 臆病(おくびょう) (cowardly, timid)
Related: 小心者(しょうしんもの) (timid person)
Related: 寒(さむ)がり (person sensitive to the cold)
Related: 暑(あつ)がり (person sensitive to the heat)
Related: 寂(さび)しがり屋(や) (person who gets lonely easily)
Related: 恥(は)ずかしがり屋(や) (shy person)
Related: 恥(は)ずかしがり (shy person)
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Added 2026.1.26 13:20 · Revised 2026.9.28 18:40
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