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臆病 (おくびょう): cowardice, timidity — Japanese vocabulary

臆病 is read おくびょう and means "cowardice, timidity". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

臆病

Reading
おくびょう · okubyou
Translation
cowardice, timidity
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
おくびょうが

Example

彼がああ臆病だとは思わなかった。

かれがああおくびょうだとはおもわなかった。

I did not think he was so timid.

Kanji in this word

  • 臆 — Timidity, Heart, Mind
  • 病 — sickness

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