Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 小心翼々(しょうしんよくよく) in Japanese

小心翼々, 小心翼翼
Kana Reading
しょうしんよくよく
Romaji
shōshin'yokuyoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', `taru' adjective, adverb taking the `to' particle
    Meaning
    very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

17 strokes

wing, plane, flank

On'Yomi: ヨク

Kun'Yomi: つばさ

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: こころ, -ごころ

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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