おくびょう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. cowardly; timid; easily frightened
Kanji used
be hesitant
illness
Pitch accent
くびょ
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
Examples (9 in total)
You're just a coward.
I did not think he was so timid.
You are not a coward.
He's very timid.
He is as timid as a mouse.
He is more shy than timid.
The timid man trembled with fear.
The timid soldier was tormented by terrible nightmares.
Generally speaking, we Japanese are a little too timid in speaking foreign languages.