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Wince 怯 キョウ ひる.む おびえ.る おじる おび.える おそ.れる

Kanji
Onyomi キョウ
Kunyomi ひる.む, おびえ.る, おじる, おび.える, おそ.れる
English cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver
Examples 卑怯(ひきょう): cowardice; meanness; unfairness
怯える(おびえる): to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Components 心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
去: gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword wince
Koohii Story 1 The gambling addict's state of mind ... wincing as he realizes that everything he owns is gone.
Koohii Story 2 "As they pull the batteries out of Data, we see him wince and then he's gone."

Tags: jlpt.n0, grades+

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