Dictionary / Vocabulary / 臆病
おくびょう
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
JLPT N1 common word Also written 憶病、おく病
彼を愚か者と言えても臆病とは言えない。
You may call him a fool, but you cannot call him a coward.
彼は極めて臆病だ。
He is timid as a hare.
彼は臆病というより内気だ。
He is more shy than timid.