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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

臆おく病びょう

okubyou

timid, cowardly

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれがああ臆病おくびょうだとは思おもわなかった。

    I did not think he was so timid.

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  2. ネズミは臆病おくびょうな生いき物ものだ。

    A mouse is a timid creature.

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  3. 君きみは臆病おくびょうではない。

    You are not a coward.

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Kanji in 臆病

  • 臆timidity; heartOnオク・ヨクKunむね・おくする
  • 病ill; sickOnビョウ・ヘイKunやむ・やまい

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