怯 – cowardice, wince, flinch

8 strokesN2 vocabulary

The kanji 怯 means cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ、コウ (kyou, kou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひる.む、おびえ.る、おじる、おび.える、おそ.れる (hirumu, obieru, ojiru, obieru, osoreru). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョウ	kyou
On’yomi	コウ	kou
Kun’yomi	ひる.む	hirumu
Kun’yomi	おびえ.る	obieru
Kun’yomi	おじる	ojiru
Kun’yomi	おび.える	obieru
Kun’yomi	おそ.れる	osoreru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 土・忙・厶.

Words using 怯

卑怯ひきょうcowardly怯えるおびえるto become frightened

Example sentences

そんなふうに言うなんて卑怯だ。

It's mean of you to talk that way.

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Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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