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: オク、ヨク、むね、おくする
Romaji: oku, yoku, mune, okusuru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

timidity, heart, mind, fear, cowardly

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  130
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-13
Korean Reading:  eog
Chinese Reading:  yi4
Unicode:  81c6
JIS:  3232

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1092
Nelson Index: 3825
New Nelson Index: 4883
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b13.3
Four Corner Index: 7023.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29951
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0376
Remembering the kanji Index: 2460
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1012
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 655
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1397

Words

臆病 (おくびょう)
cowardice; timidity
憶説 (おくせつ)
hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
怖めず臆せず (おめずおくせず)
fearlessly
胸臆 (きょうおく)
one's inmost thoughts (feelings)
臆面もない (おくめんもない)
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
臆病者 (おくびょうもの)
coward
臆面 (おくめん)
shy face
剛臆 (ごうおく)
bravery and cowardice
臆面もなく (おくめんもなく)
boldly; audaciously; impudently; unashamedly; unabashedly
揣摩臆測 (しまおくそく)
conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground
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