怯 — readings, stroke count and radical

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.

See all words containing this kanji(10 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-5
Four Corner
9403.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4k5.9
Heisig
2374
Nelson
1661