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怯 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「忄」

道
準1University / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
On
キョウ・コウきょう・こう · kyō · kō
Kun
ひる.む・おびえ.る・おじる・おび.える・おそ.れるhiru.mu · obie.ru · ojiru · obi.eru · oso.reru
Meaning
flinch; be timid

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The heart with 去 "to go away": the heart drawing back — to flinch.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 卑怯ひきょう

    cowardly; unfair

  • 怯むひるむ

    to flinch; to falter

More words with this kanji

  • 怯懦きょうだ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

困難(こんなん)を前(まえ)にしても怯(ひる)まない。

They do not flinch even in the face of difficulty.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

卑怯怯卑lowly怜wise恰just…恢wide悌respec…惇sincer…匝go rou…叶be gra…叩strike弘vast兇wicked
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 忄Map of reading キョウAll maps

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