# 臆 — timid; guess

臆 means “timid; guess”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: オク (oku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: timid; guess
- On'yomi: オク (oku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 9

## How to remember 臆

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 意 idea

## Don't confuse it with

[億](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hundred-million/) · [憶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/recollect/) · [闇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/darkness/)

## More in the “Feelings 9” set

[貪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/covet/) · [羨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-envious/) · [遜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/modest/) · [傲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haughty/) · [慄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shudder/) · [憬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/admire/) · [臆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/timid/) · [鬱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gloom/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/timid/. Last updated 2026-11-01.