卑
Lowly, Base JLPT N1
9 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #2003
Meaning
Lowly, Base, Vile, Vulgar
Readings
On’yomiヒ hi
Kun’yomiいや.しい iyashii、いや.しむ iyashimu、いや.しめる iyashimeru
Radical
Components
A basic character — not built from smaller components.
Example sentences
- そんなふうに言うなんて卑怯だ。It's mean of you to talk that way.
- 私は卑怯者には我慢ならない。I have no tolerance of cowards.
- 敗北や失敗は人間を非常に卑屈にする。Defeat and failure make people too humble.
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