timidity, heart, mind, fear
Also: cowardly
On'yomi (音読み)
- オク
- ヨク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- むね
- おくする
About this kanji
The kanji 臆 mainly conveys the idea of timidity or fear, often related to the heart or mind. It usually appears in nouns. A common compound is 臆病 (おくびょう), which means cowardly, and 臆病者 (おくびょうもの), signifying a coward. Another interesting term is 臆面 (おくめん), referring to a timid face, capturing the essence of shyness or fear in expression. Note that while this kanji emphasizes cowardice, it can also be seen in terms like 胸臆 (きょうおく), which means one's innermost thoughts, showing how fear can impact one’s feelings and honesty.
Example sentences
臆病だから、他人が怖い。
I'm scared of others because I'm timid.
Meanings across languages
- English
- timidity, heart, mind, fear, cowardly
- Tiếng Việt
- nhút nhát
- 日本語
- 臆
- 한국어
- 겁
- 中文
- 胆怯
- id
- kemandirian
- th
- ความขี้อาย
- es
- timidez
- fr
- timidité
- de
- Scheuerman
- pt
- timidez
Common compounds
- 臆病おくびょうcowardly, timid, easily frightened
- 臆病者おくびょうものcoward, wimp
- 臆面おくめんtimid face
- 剛臆ごうおくbravery and cowardice
- 胸臆きょうおくone's inmost thoughts (feelings)
- 臆すおくすto be hesitant, to feel timid
- 臆見おっけんconjecture
- 臆度おくたくguessing, speculation, supposition
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