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卑

Kanji 卑: meaning "lowly, vulgar", readings, stroke order

The kanji 卑 means "lowly, vulgar". On'yomi: ヒ; kun'yomi: いやしい、いやしむ、いやしめる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
lowly, vulgar
On'yomi
ヒ
Kun'yomi
いやしいいやしむいやしめる
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
卑 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 卑

  • 卑怯 ひきょう — cowardice, meanness, unfairness
  • 卑しい いやしい — greedy, vulgar, shabby

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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