Word Meaning 臆病

おくびょう okubyou

臆病 is read as おくびょう (okubyou) and means cowardly.

Meaning

English

  1. cowardly
  2. timid
  3. easily frightened

Reading

Kana

おくびょう

Romaji

okubyou

Writing Variants

  • おく病 おくびょう okubyou
  • 憶病 おくびょう okubyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Antonyms 豪胆・剛胆,大胆,勇敢 Rank 8297 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

臆病者

おくびょうもの

coward

臆病風

おくびょうかぜ

loss of nerve

臆病神

おくびょうがみ

timidity-causing god

疫病

えきびょう

epidemic

発病

はつびょう

onset of an illness

看病

かんびょう

nursing (a patient)

急病

きゅうびょう

sudden illness

性病

せいびょう

venereal disease

重病

じゅうびょう

serious illness

熱病

ねつびょう

fever

奇病

きびょう

strange disease

Example Sentences

10

あのこはすこしおくびょうだ。

that child is a little timid.

おくびょうないぬでもかぞくにはやさしい。

even a timid dog is gentle with its family.

おくびょうだからこそしんちょうにうごく。

precisely because he is timid, he acts carefully.

Coward!

You're just a coward.

He's very timid.

He is afraid of his own shadow.

The coward ran away.

She is afraid of her own shadow.

He is nothing more than a coward.