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卑 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「十」

道
3Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「十」
On
ヒひ · hi
Kun
いや.しい・いや.しむ・いや.しめるiya.shii · iya.shimu · iya.shimeru
Meaning
lowly; humble

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From offering a vessel held low — lowly, humble.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヒひhi卑近ひきん卑屈ひくつ卑下ひげ
Kunいやしいiyashii卑しいいやしい卑しさいやしさ
Kunいやしむiyashimu卑しむいやしむ
Kunいやしめるiyashimeru卑しめるいやしめる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 卑近ひきん

    familiar; commonplace

  • 卑下ひげ

    self-deprecation

More words with this kanji

  • 卑怯ひきょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

卑近(ひきん)な例(れい)で説明(せつめい)した。

I explained with a familiar example.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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