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臆病

憶病、 おく病

Reading

Kana: おくびょう
Romaji: okubyō
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Definition

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cowardice; timidity

Kanji

Readings: オク、 ヨク、 むね、 おくする
Meanings: timidity, heart, mind, fear, cowardly
Readings: ビョウ、 ヘイ、 や.む、 -や.み、 やまい
Meanings: ill, sick
Reading: オク
Meanings: recollection, think, remember

Example Sentences

(きみ)臆病(おくびょう)ではない。
➥You are not a coward.
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(かれ)臆病者(おくびょうもの)にすぎない。
➥He is nothing more than a coward.
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(かれ)臆病(おくびょう)だと非難(ひなん)された。
➥He was accused of cowardice.
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(かれ)(きわ)めて臆病(おくびょう)だ。
➥He is timid as a hare.
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ネズミは臆病(おくびょう)()(もの)だ。
➥A mouse is a timid creature.
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(かれ)はネズミのように臆病(おくびょう)だ。
➥He is as timid as a mouse.
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