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Kanji Detail for 臆 - "timid"

臆

  • Meaning

    臆 means "timid." Also associated with chest, conjecture.

    1. Timid - Lacking courage; shy.

    2. Conjecture - To guess; to suppose.

    3. Chest - The breast; inner thoughts.

  • Words using 臆

    • 臆病者 おくびょうもの Listen coward; wimp

  • Four-character idioms with 臆

    • 揣摩臆測 しまおくそく Listen conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground

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    • Verified meaning: timid
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おく)
    • Also carries these associations: chest, conjecture
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 臆

    Surnames 臆(おく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    timidity; heart; mind; fear; cowardly

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    chest, breast, bosom; thought

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) chest; breast; (bound form) inner feelings; subjective

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    chest, breast; thoughts, feelings

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Interchangeable with 意. Speculating is called 臆度 (conjecture), 臆說 (speculation).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    oku(オク) オク

    yoku(ヨク) ヨク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mune(むね) むね

    okusuru(おくする) おくする

  • Strokes

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    17 strokes

  • Radical

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    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    timid conjecture chest fearful heart thinking cowardice anxiety apprehension breast diffidence dread guess hesitation inner insecurity nervousness shy suppose thoughts

Sentences including 臆

  • He went so far as to say that i was coward.

  • He is a bit of a coward.

  • Those cowards ran away soon.

  • They called him a coward.

  • He is nothing more than a coward.

  • You are not a coward.

  • He is not the coward that he was ten years ago.

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