臆

Meaning

臆 centers on an inner state of fear or hesitation: timidity, cowardice, and a mind or heart that shrinks back. The 'heart' and 'mind' senses refer to the seat of such fearful feelings.

• 臆病おくびょう
  N2

  cowardly; timid; easily frightened

• 臆病者おくびょうもの

  coward; wimp

• 臆面おくめん

  timid face

• 臆するおくする

  to be hesitant; to feel timid

• 剛臆ごうおく

  bravery and cowardice

• 怖めず臆せずおめずおくせず

  fearlessly

• 揣摩臆測しまおくそく

  conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground

• 胸臆きょうおく

  one's inmost thoughts (feelings)

• 臆すおくす

  to be hesitant; to feel timid

• 臆度おくたく

  guessing; speculation; supposition; hypothesis

• 臆病神おくびょうがみ

  timidity-causing god; god of cowardice; god of panic

• 臆病風おくびょうかぜ

  loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic

• 臆病風に吹かれるおくびょうかぜにふかれる

  to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage

• 臆見おっけん

  conjecture

• 臆面もないおくめんもない

  bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

• 臆面もなくおくめんもなく

  brazenly; shamelessly; unashamedly; unabashedly; impudently; audaciously

Explore all words using 臆 →