惶こう懼く

noun

awe; reverent fear

Literary noun describing a state of being deeply awed or struck with reverent fear. Rare in modern Japanese; more commonly expressed as 恐懼 (きょうく) or with phrases like 畏れ多い.

See also: 恐懼

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「惶こう懼くの念ねん」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old documents, the expression 'a feeling of awe' can be found.