Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おく
Grade: S
びょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
憶病

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(おく)(びょう) (okubyōおくびやう (okubyau)?-na (adnominal (おく)(びょう) (okubyō na), adverbial (おく)(びょう) (okubyō ni))

  1. cowardly; timid
    (かれ)夜外(よるそと)一人(ひとり)(ある)けないほど臆病(おくびょう)(ひと)である。
    Kare wa yoru soto o hitori de arukenai hodo okubyō na hito de aru.
    He is so timid that he can't walk outside alone at night.

Inflection

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Noun

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(おく)(びょう) (okubyōおくびやう (okubyau)?

  1. cowardice

Usage notes

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Prior to the addition of the character to the Jōyō Kanji List in 2010, that character was substituted with , producing 憶病. This is the original form and the currently recommended form, but both forms remain in common use.

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN