“To cower” in Japanese
Short answer
To cower in Japanese is “いじける” (ijikeru). Full meaning: to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained.
Other ways to say “To cower” in Japanese
縮み上がる
chijimiagaru to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.), to cower, to flinch; to shrink up, to shrink, to shrivel up
蹲る
uzukumaru to crouch, to squat, to cower
竦む
sukumu to freeze (from fear, etc.), to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise), to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower, to shrink in on oneself
縮み上る
chijimiagaru to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.), to cower, to flinch; to shrink up, to shrink, to shrivel up
イヂける
ijikeru to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained
イジける
ijikeru to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained
縮みあがる
chijimiagaru to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.), to cower, to flinch; to shrink up, to shrink, to shrivel up
ちぢみ上る
chijimiagaru to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.), to cower, to flinch; to shrink up, to shrink, to shrivel up
ちぢみあがる
chijimiagaru to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.), to cower, to flinch; to shrink up, to shrink, to shrivel up
踞る
uzukumaru to crouch, to squat, to cower
いじけ
ijike to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained
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