きょう
怯
だ
懦

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. cowardice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょう
怯
だ
懦
 怯懦 きょうだ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cowardice, wince, flinch
キョウ　おび.える　ひる.む (Kentei Pre-1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
gone, past, quit
さ.る　コ　キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
weakness, cowardice
ダ　ジュ　ゼン (Kentei 1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
demand, request, need
ジュ (7th, N1)
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)
and yet, and then, but
ジ　ニ　しこ.うして (Kentei Pre-1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)