怯 – Kanji details

recoil in fear

weak heart

past

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

その子こは何なにかに怯おびえているように見みえた。

The child seemed frightened of something.

彼かの女じょの怯おびえた表ひょう情じょうはいつものことだが、声こえが震ふるえていた。

Her frightened expression was nothing new, but her voice was trembling.

ほんの少すこし意い地じ悪わるをしたつもりだったけれど、彼かの女じょは酷ひどく怯おびえた。

I had intended to be just a little mean, but she was terribly frightened.

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