JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 卑: "lowly, base, vile"
The kanji 卑 means "lowly, base, vile, vulgar, despise". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヒ in on'yomi and いや.しい, いや.しむ, いや.しめる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いや.しいいや.しむいや.しめる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | lowly, base, vile, vulgar, despise |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2003 of 2,501 |
Common words with 卑
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 卑怯cowardly; craven · unfair; mean; sneaky; dirty
- 卑劣mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty
- 卑屈servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish
- 卑猥indecent; obscene
- 卑しいlowborn; humble; lowly · vulgar; coarse; crude; mean
- 卑怯者coward; chicken; yellow-belly · sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
- 卑下self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
- 下卑るto become vulgar; to coarsen
- 卑小petty; trifling
- 野卑vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish
- 卑怯な手を使うto play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
- 卑俗vulgar; coarse; low
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