JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 低: "lower, short, humble"
The kanji 低 means "lower, short, humble". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read テイ in on'yomi and ひく.い, ひく.める, ひく.まる 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)
テイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひく.いひく.めるひく.まる
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 | lower, short, humble |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 435 of 2,501 |
Common words with 低
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 低いlow (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.) · low (position); close to the ground
- 最低least; lowest; minimum · worst
- 最低限minimum · au minimum, à tout le moins
- 低下fall; decline; lowering; deterioration
- 低low (level, value, price, etc.)
- 低めるto lower; to be lowered
- 背の低いshort (of a person)
- 背が低いshort (of a person)
- 必要最低限bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
- 高低high and low; rise and fall
- 低音low tone; bass; low voice
- 低レベルlow-level
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