懦夫
だ
ふ
Meanings
1
coward; timid man
Literary and somewhat archaic term for a cowardly or faint-hearted person. In modern Japanese, 臆病者 (おくびょうもの) is far more common.
He fled the battlefield like a coward.
"懦夫" is an old expression; nowadays people usually say "臆病者".