き
気
おく
後
　
れ

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. losing one's nerve, feeling awkward, feeling timid, feeling hesitant, feeling nervous, feeling diffident, being daunted.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
気
おく
後
　
れ
 気後れ きおくれ
き
気
　
お
　
く
　
れ
 気おくれ きおくれ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spirit, mind, air
キ　き　ケ (1st, N5)
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
キ　ケ　いき (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
behind, back, later
ゴ　のち　コウ (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)