臆 — kanji meaning “timidity”
臆
timidity, heart, mind, fear, cowardly
- Meanings
- timidity, heart, mind, fear, cowardly
- On'yomi
- オク (oku)、ヨク (yoku)
- Kun'yomi
- むね、おくする
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- 8
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- yì — Chinese character page
Words with 臆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臆病 | おくびょう okubyou | cowardly; timid; easily frightened |
| 臆病者 | おくびょうもの okubyoumono | coward; wimp |
| 臆面 | おくめん okumen | timid face |
| 臆する | おくする okusuru | to be hesitant; to feel timid |
| 剛臆 | ごうおく gouoku | bravery and cowardice |
| 臆病風 | おくびょうかぜ okubyoukaze | loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic |
| 胸臆 | きょうおく kyouoku | one's inmost thoughts (feelings) |
| 揣摩臆測 | しまおくそく shimaokusoku | conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground |
| 臆す | おくす okusu | to be hesitant; to feel timid |
| 臆見 | おっけん okken | conjecture |
| 臆病神 | おくびょうがみ okubyougami | timidity-causing god; god of cowardice; god of panic |
| 臆度 | おくたく okutaku | guessing; speculation; supposition |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.