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怯 Kanji meaning "cowardice, wince, flinch"

Jiten frequency #1263Kanken Level 準1RTKTMW Debut Idol8 strokes

Meanings

cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver

On'yomi

キョウコウ

Kun'yomi

ひる.むおびえ.るおじるおび.えるおそ.れる

Composed of

忄heartradical
去gone

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

卑(ひ)怯(きょう)cowardly#4131卑(ひ)怯(きょう)者(もの)coward#12089卑(ひ)怯(きょう)な手(て)を使(つか)うto play a dirty trick#47120怯(きょう)懦(だ)cowardly#63663卑(ひ)怯(きょう)千(せん)万(ばん)very mean (sneaky)#108878怯(きょう)弱(じゃく)coward#230162怯(きょう)夫(ふ)coward#344802

Most common words using this kanji

怯(おび)えるto become frightened#3592卑(ひ)怯(きょう)cowardly#4131怯(ひる)むto falter#8373卑(ひ)怯(きょう)者(もの)coward#12089怯(おび)えfear#13360卑(ひ)怯(きょう)な手(て)を使(つか)うto play a dirty trick#47120怯(きょう)懦(だ)cowardly#63663卑(ひ)怯(きょう)千(せん)万(ばん)very mean (sneaky)#108878悪怯(わるび)れるto act timid#196628怯(きょう)弱(じゃく)coward#230162怯(きょう)夫(ふ)coward#344802
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