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臆

timidity
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingオク、ヨク
Kun readingむね、おくする
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. timidity
    彼は自慢するけれども、臆病者だ。With all his boasting, he is a coward.tatoeba
    彼は私を臆病者呼ばわりした。He called me a coward.tatoeba
  2. heart
  3. mind
  4. fear
  5. cowardly
  6. cowardiceRtK
  1. timid
  2. easily frightened

Popular Usage

臆病

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · idea · sound · vase · stand up (立) · sun (日) · day (日) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 655

Compound words

臆病おくびょう
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
臆病者おくびょうもの
coward; wimp
臆説おくせつ
hypothesis
臆測おくそく
guess
臆念おくねん
(a) thought one will never forget
臆面おくめん
timid face
剛臆ごうおく
bravery and cowardice
揣摩臆測しまおくそく
conjectures and surmises
臆面もないおくめんもない
bold
臆面もなくおくめんもなく
brazenly
臆面も無いおくめんもない
bold
臆面も無くおくめんもなく
brazenly

Additional Examples

彼は私を臆病者とまでいった。
He went so far as to say that I was a coward.tatoeba
彼は今や１０年前のような臆病者ではない。
He is not the coward that he was ten years ago.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 臆

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