怯
Stroke order
Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Meaning
cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver
English glosses from KANJIDIC2.
Readings
- On (Sino-Japanese)
- キョウ
- コウ
- Kun (native)
- ひる(む)
- おびえ(る)
- おじる
- おび(える)
- おそ(れる)
- Other languages
- 拼音qie4
- 拼音que4
- 한글geob
- Hán-ViệtKhiếp
Basics
- Strokes
- 8 strokes
- Radical
- 心(こころ)
- JIS level
- Level 1
- Unicode
U+602F
Components
Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.
Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰忄去
Words using this kanji
- 怯えるおびえるto become frightened, to be frightened (of), to be scared (of)
- 怯むひるむ「ひるむ」を参照。to falter, to flinch (from), to recoil (from), to quail (at)
- 怯懦きょうだ臆病であること。その様。cowardly, spineless, weak-willed, fainthearted
- 怯えおびえbeing startled, surprised or afraid, panic, trepidation
- 怯弱きょうじゃく何かを恐れ気の弱いこと。また、そのようなさま。臆病。 積極的でないこと。また、そのようなさま。coward
- 怯夫きょうふ臆病な男性。臆病者。coward, timid man
Words starting with this kanji, most common first.
Similar-looking kanji
- 法One part differs
- 佉One part differs
- 呿One part differs
- 抾One part differs
- 砝One part differs
- 祛One part differs
- 胠One part differs
- 袪One part differs
- 阹One part differs
Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.
Lookup codes
- SKIP
1-3-5- Four Corner
9403.1- Spahn–Hadamitzky
4k5.9- Heisig
- 2374
- Nelson
- 1661