憶病

Japanese

Kanji in this term
憶 病
おく
Grade: S
びょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Adjectival noun

憶病 (-na inflection, hiragana おくびょう, rōmaji okubyō)

  1. timid; cowardly

Inflection

Noun

憶病 (hiragana おくびょう, rōmaji okubyō)

  1. cowardice

Usage notes

This is a variant form of 臆病. Prior to the addition of the character 臆 to the Jōyō kanji list in 2010, that character was substituted with 憶, producing 憶病. Both forms remain in common use.

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