怯 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
道準1University / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
- On
- キョウ・コウ
- Kun
- ひる.む・おびえ.る・おじる・おび.える・おそ.れる
- Meaning
- flinch; be timid
Origin
The heart with 去 "to go away": the heart drawing back — to flinch.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 卑怯ひきょう
cowardly; unfair
- 怯むひるむ
to flinch; to falter
Example
困難を前にしても怯まない。
They do not flinch even in the face of difficulty.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)