臆病

おくびょう

cowardice, timidity

What does 臆病 mean?

臆病 is a Japanese noun meaning cowardice, timidity in English. It is written as 臆病 in kanji, おくびょう in hiragana, and okubyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼がああ臆病だとは思わなかった。

I did not think he was so timid.