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臆 means 'timid'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 2209   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-42    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 19 words   Used in 4 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   オク
Additional readings
On    ヨク
Kun    むね   おくする
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Find out how the wind and the timidity-causing god can cause a loss of nerve. Also learn to say these things: “We looked down on him as cowardly,” “He is much too cowardly to attempt it,” “He audaciously crashed this party,” “She boldly went up to the king,” “You should offer your opinion without hesitating,” and “It's not something I can talk about in public without shame.”
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⿰  ⺼ (肉) body part  意 idea  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 臆 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 臆 is used 18 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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オク : 17 words FIND ALL
お く せ つ 0
Most common form: 憶説
noun
hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
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オク (read as おっ) : 1 word FIND ALL
お っ け ん 0
Most common form: 憶見
noun
conjecture
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Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 1969  Key to Kanji: - 

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臆
オク    timid   
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⺼
ニク body part   
意
イ    idea   
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音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
心
シン   こころ heart   
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