しょう
小
しん
心
こ
姑
そく
息

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. timid and evasive (person), timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
小
しん
心
こ
姑
そく
息
 小心姑息 しょうしんこそく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
mother-in-law
しゅうと　コ　しゅうとめ (Kentei Pre-1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
breath, respiration, son
いき　ソク (3rd, N3)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)