臆病 (おくびょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomoraだ
から
、
一人
で
夜
道
を
歩
け
ない
。
He is so timid that he can't walk alone at night.
A cowardly dog is easily startled by loud noises.
Usage patterns
〈人〉は〈事〉に臆病だsomeone is timid/fearful about something
He's timid about talking to people he meets for the first time.
臆病な性格a cowardly/timid personality
〈人〉が臆病になるfor someone to become timid/cowardly
Once you fail once, you tend to become timid.
She has a timid personality and finds it hard to try new things.
不敵
臆病 describes a timid, easily frightened disposition, the opposite of the fearless, defiant quality expressed by 不敵.
