怯弱

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Chinese

afraid; rustic
weak; feeble; young
weak; feeble; young; inferior
 
simp. and trad.
(怯弱)

Pronunciation


Adjective

怯弱

  1. timid and weak-willed

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Hyōgai
じゃく
Grade: 2
kan'on
Kanji in this term
きょ
Hyōgai
じゃく
Grade: 2
irregular kan'on

Pronunciation

Adjective

(きょう)(じゃく) (kyōjakuけふじやく (kefuzyaku)?-na (adnominal (きょう)(じゃく) (kyōjaku na), adverbial (きょう)(じゃく) (kyōjaku ni))
(きょ)(じゃく) (kyojakuきよじやく (kyozyaku)?-na (adnominal (きょ)(じゃく) (kyojaku na), adverbial (きょ)(じゃく) (kyojaku ni))

  1. timid and weak-willed
    Synonyms: 臆病 (okubyō), 怯懦 (kyōda, kyoda)

Inflection

Noun

(きょう)(じゃく) (kyōjakuけふじやく (kefuzyaku)?
(きょ)(じゃく) (kyojakuきよじやく (kyozyaku)?

  1. timidity and weak will
    Synonyms: 臆病 (okubyō), 怯懦 (kyōda, kyoda)

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

怯弱 (geobyak) (hangeul 겁약)

  1. hanja form? of 겁약