Keyword
recoil in fear
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2374
Readings
おび
(61%)
ひる
(14%)
Composed of
weak heart
past
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
Examples (6 in total)
Don't be a coward.
Tom is trying to scare us, isn't he?
Tom ran like a scared rabbit.
Tom was frightened.
Tom may be frightened.
He was denounced as a coward.