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怯懦

怯懦

Chinese

afraid; rustic imbecile; timid
simp. and trad.
(怯懦)

Adjective

怯懦

  1. timid, cowardly, overcautious

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Hyōgaiji

Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

怯懦 (-na inflection, hiragana きょうだ, romaji kyōda, historical hiragana けふだ)

  1. cowardly, timid, overcautious

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Noun

怯懦 (hiragana きょうだ, romaji kyōda)

  1. cowardice, timidity

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9