Chinese

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afraid; rustic imbecile; timid
trad. (怯懦)
simp. #(怯懦)

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怯懦

  1. timid; cowardly; overcautious

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょう
Hyōgai

Hyōgai
on'yomi

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(きょう)() (kyōdaけふだ (kefuda)?-na (adnominal (きょう)() (kyōda na), adverbial (きょう)() (kyōda ni))

  1. cowardly, timid, overcautious

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Noun

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(きょう)() (kyōda

  1. cowardice, timidity

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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