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卑
low · humble · lowly · base · vulgar · mean
N1On: ひKun: いやしい、いやしむ、いやしめる
Memory Aid
The kanji 卑 depicts a person (the bottom `十` like legs/body) with a bowed head and hunched shoulders (the upper part resembling a flattened `甲` or roof), emphasizing a **humble** or **lowly** posture.
'HI' — A person of **lowly** status might shyly say 'HI' without much confidence.
Vocabulary
卑怯ひきょうcowardice; meanness
卑しいいやしいgreedy; vulgar; base; humble
卑劣ひれつbase; mean; despicable
卑屈ひくつservile; obsequious
卑しめるいやしめるto despise; to scorn; to degrade
Example Sentences
彼の言葉はとても卑しい。
His words are very vulgar.
卑怯な行為は許されない。
Cowardly acts are unforgivable.
人を卑しめることは間違っている。
It is wrong to despise people.
彼は卑屈な態度をとった。
He adopted a servile attitude.