臆 – timidity, heart, mind

17 strokesJōyō (secondary school)N1 vocabulary

The kanji 臆 means timidity, heart, mind, fear, cowardly. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is オク、ヨク (oku, yoku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is むね、おくする (mune, okusuru). It is written with 17 strokes, under radical 肉 (no. 130).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	オク	oku
On’yomi	ヨク	yoku
Kun’yomi	むね	mune
Kun’yomi	おくする	okusuru

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: 肉 (Kangxi radical 130). Components: 音・月・心・日・立.

Words using 臆

臆病おくびょうcowardly

Example sentences

彼がああ臆病だとは思わなかった。

I did not think he was so timid.

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Kanji with the same radical

能育脳背脱肉臓肝胸腕脅肩腐脚腹膨

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