JLPT N2 · Question 546

Which word is closest in meaning to the highlighted word?

同僚を見捨てて逃げ出すなんて、ひきょうだ。

Answer options

• 意地悪だ
• 怖い
• ずるい
• 弱い

Word Details

• Word: ひきょう
• Meaning: cowardly; underhanded
• JLPT Level: N2

Vocabulary

• 同僚どうりょう — coworker; colleague
• 見捨ててみすてて — to abandon (te-form)
• 逃げ出すにげだす — to run away; to flee
• ひきょうひきょう — cowardly; underhanded