怖気づく

おじけづく

Also written 怖じ気づく, 怖気付く, 怖じ気付く

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet; to chicken out; to have the wind up

Kanji

• 怖 scary. Read as おじる.
• 気 spirit

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