怖こわがり

noun

coward; timid person; scaredy-cat

Describes a person who is easily frightened or lacks courage. Often used in a teasing or self-deprecating way.

• 弟おとうとは怖こわがりで、暗くらい部屋へやに一人ひとりで入はいれない。

  My younger brother is a scaredy-cat and can't go into a dark room alone.

• 私わたしは怖こわがりだから、ホラー映えい画がは絶ぜっ対たいに見みない。

  I'm a coward, so I never watch horror movies.