LingakuFrequency rank: 8,981. – 8,996.
- cowardly; timid; easily frightened
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- cowardly
- timid
- easily frightened
This meaning refers to someone who lacks courage or is overly fearful in situations that may require bravery.
This meaning describes someone who is shy or lacking in self-confidence, often hesitating to express their thoughts or feelings.
This meaning indicates that someone is prone to fear or anxiety from situations that don't typically cause such reactions in others.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おくびょう臆病なひと人timid personおくびょう臆病なせいかく性格cowardly personalityおくびょう臆病をこくふく克服するto overcome timidityおくびょう臆病になるto become cowardlyおくびょう臆病なふるまい振る舞いtimid behaviorおくびょう臆病なたいど態度cowardly attitudeおくびょうふうにふかれる臆病風に吹かれるto be influenced by timidityおくびょう臆病をかんじる感じるto feel cowardiceおくびょう臆病をかくす隠すto hide timidityおくびょう臆病をなおす治すto cure cowardice
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Example sentences
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"To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights." "You are a coward!"
You may call him a fool, but you cannot call him a coward.
Even though he has turned twenty, he's still too timid to chat with girls.
Though timid in some respects, he was very bold in others.
Generally speaking, we Japanese are a little too timid in speaking foreign languages.