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臆 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「月」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「月」
On
オク・ヨクおく・よく · oku · yoku
Kun
むね・おくするmune · okusuru
Meaning
timid; conjecture

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Flesh plus thought: what is felt in the breast — hence hesitancy, and guesswork.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onオクおくoku臆説おくせつ臆測おくそく臆病おくびょう

「臆説」，「臆測」は，「憶説」，「憶測」とも書く。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 臆病おくびょう

    timidity; cowardice

  • 臆測おくそく

    conjecture; guesswork

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

臆(おく)せずに自分(じぶん)の意見(いけん)を述(の)べた。

I stated my opinion without flinching.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

臆測臆病臆測to mea…病illnes…肘elbow股thigh脇side脊spine腺gland沃fertil…弋a teth…抑hold…杙a stak…屋roof
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 月Map of reading オクAll maps

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