畏れる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 畏れる is read as おそれる and is a transitive verb expressing fear of danger or reverent awe before overwhelming power.
• Basic usage: Mark the object with を, as in 海を畏れる and 自然を畏れる心.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 恐れる
  • Both are read おそれる, but 畏れる can especially convey respectful awe toward nature or sacred power.
• Inflected form
  • The connective stem is 畏れ and the dictionary form is 畏れる; the kanji form is still verbal in context.