The kanji 卑: meaning, readings and stroke order
卑
- Meaning
- mean, low
- On reading
- ヒ hi
- Kun reading
- いや(しい) iyashii、いや(しむ) iyashimu、いや(しめる) iyashimeru
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 十 ten, complete
- Level
- Level 8 · the last years of junior high
- Old form
- 卑
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- hèn, thấp kém (ty)
- Japanese
- いやしい。ひくい。
- Korean
- 천하다, 낮다 (비)
- Chinese
- 卑鄙、低下
Readings, words and example sentences
ヒ hi · on reading · less common
卑きょう
cowardly, unfair
卑きょうな やり方は しません。
I don't do things in an unfair way.
いや(しい) iyashii · kun reading · less common
卑しい
mean, low
卑しい 考えは すてます。
I throw away mean thoughts.
いや(しむ) iyashimu · kun reading · less common
卑しむ
to look down on
人を 卑しみません。
I don't look down on anyone.
いや(しめる) iyashimeru · kun reading · less common
卑しめる
to put down, to make little of
自分を 卑しめては いけません。
You shouldn't put yourself down.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.