おじけづく

怖 気 づく

  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb

    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

    • いよいよという時になって彼は怖じ気付いた。
      His nerve failed him at the last moment.