うち
内
べん
弁
けい
慶

noun

  1. someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside, being a lion at home and a mouse abroad.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
うち
内
べん
弁
けい
慶
 内弁慶 うちべんけい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

inside, within, between
ナイ　うち　ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
valve, petal, braid
ベン　わきま.える　べ (5th, N1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
jubilation, congratulate, rejoice
ケイ　よろこ.び　き (9th, N1)
deer
か　しか　ロク (11th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)