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Kanji Detail for 怯 - "timid, cowardly"
怯
- Meaning
怯 means "timid, cowardly."
Timid - Afraid; frightened; cowering.
Cowardly - Lacking courage.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
cowardice; wince; flinch; hesitate; waver
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
lacking in courage, afraid
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
afraid, lacking in courage
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Timid. Being fearful is 怯. Colloquially, being sickly is 怯弱. A woman's delicate manner is 嬌怯.
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from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかし私にも教育相当の良心はありますから、もし誰か私の傍へ来て、お前は卑怯だと一言私語いてくれるものがあったなら、私はその瞬間に、はっと我に立ち帰ったかも知れません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれどもどの弁護もＫに対して面と向うには足りませんでした、卑怯な私はついに自分で自分をＫに説明するのが厭になったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかし私にも教育相当の良心はありますから、もし誰か私の傍へ来て、お前は卑怯だと一言私語いてくれるものがあったなら、私はその瞬間に、はっと我に立ち帰ったかも知れません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれどもどの弁護もＫに対して面と向うには足りませんでした、卑怯な私はついに自分で自分をＫに説明するのが厭になったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha