内弁慶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
内	弁	慶
うち Grade: 2	べん Grade: 5	けい Grade: S
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
内辨慶 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Clipping of a proverb 内弁慶(うちべんけい)、外(そと)地(じ)蔵(ぞう) (uchibenkei, sotojizō). 弁慶(べんけい) (benkei) refers to an ancient warrior monk in the Heian Period.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi bẽ̞ŋke̞ː]

Noun

内(うち)弁(べん)慶(けい) • (uchi benkei) 

1. a person who is timid toward strangers but aggressive toward familiar people; bossy at home but timid outside