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臆病
okubyou
Description
「臆病」は、こわがりで、すぐにこわいと思ってしまう性格のことです。
"臆病" means a timid personality that gets scared easily.
小さな音でもびっくりする人や、新しいことにチャレンジできない人に使います。
It is used for people who are startled by small noises or cannot challenge new things.
Meanings
臆病okubyou
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
弟は臆病で、暗い部屋に一人で入れません。
My younger brother is timid and can't enter a dark room alone.
臆病okubyou
cowardice; timidity
臆病は必ずしも悪いことではありません。
Being timid is not necessarily a bad thing.
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Notes
- Etymology
臆 (mind, timid feeling) + 病 (illness), literally a 'sickness of the heart' meaning fearfulness.
- Nuance
な-adjective; 臆病な人 = a timid person, 臆病者 = a coward.
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