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臆病

臆病

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おく
Grade: S
びょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Adjectival noun

臆病 (-na inflection, hiragana おくびょう, romaji okubyō)

  1. cowardly; timid
     (かれ)夜外 (よるそと)一人 (ひとり) (ある)けないほど臆病 (おくびょう) (ひと)である。
    Kare wa yoru soto o hitori de arukenai hodo okubyō na hito dearu.
    He is so timid that he can't walk outside alone at night.

Inflection

Noun

臆病 (hiragana おくびょう, romaji okubyō)

  1. cowardice