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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: timidity, heart, mind, fear, cowardly

Kunyomi: むね, おくする

Onyomi: オク, ヨク

Composition: 月 意

臆

Radical

Radical: 肉

Meaning: meat

Reading: にく

Frequency: 674

肉

Examples

Onyomi Examples

憶測 (オクソク) guess, speculation, supposition

臆病 (オクビョウ) cowardly, timid, easily frightened

剛臆 (ゴウオク) bravery and cowardice

胸臆 (キョウオク) one's inmost thoughts (feelings)

Kunyomi Examples

臆する (おくする) to be hesitant, to feel timid

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