内弁慶

Japanese
Kanji in this term
内 弁 慶
うち
Grade: 2		 べん
Grade: 5		 けい
Grade: S
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
内辨慶 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Clipping of a proverb 内弁慶(うちべんけい)、外(そと)地(じ)蔵(ぞう) (uchibenkei, sotojizō). 弁慶(べんけい) (benkei) refers to an ancient warrior monk in the Heian Period.

Pronunciation

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Noun

内(うち)弁(べん)慶(けい) • (uchi benkei) 

  1. a person who is timid toward strangers but aggressive toward familiar people; bossy at home but timid outside
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