This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キョウ、コウ、ひる.む、おびえ.る、おじる、おび.える、おそ.れる
Romaji: kyō, kou, hiru.mu, obie.ru, ojiru, obi.eru, oso.reru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  61
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  geob
Chinese Reading:  que4
Unicode:  602f
JIS:  3631

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1661
New Nelson Index: 1816
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k5.9
Four Corner Index: 9403.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10491
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1017
Remembering the kanji Index: 2275
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2374
Kodansha Kanji Index: 355

Words

怯える (おびえる)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
怯む (ひるむ)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
怯え (おびえ)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
卑怯者 (ひきょうもの)
coward; dastard
怯弱 (きょうじゃく、きょじゃく)
coward
卑怯 (ひきょう)
cowardice; meanness; unfairness
悪びれる (わるびれる)
to be timid; to be shy
怯懦 (きょうだ)
cowardice
卑怯千万 (ひきょうせんばん)
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
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