卑 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「十」
道3Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「十」
- On
- ヒ
- Kun
- いや.しい・いや.しむ・いや.しめる
- Meaning
- lowly; humble
Origin
From offering a vessel held low — lowly, humble.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ヒ | 卑近・卑屈・卑下 |
|---|---|
| いやしい | 卑しい・卑しさ |
| いやしむ | 卑しむ |
| いやしめる | 卑しめる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 卑近ひきん
familiar; commonplace
- 卑下ひげ
self-deprecation
Example
卑近な例で説明した。
I explained with a familiar example.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)