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卑怯 (ひきょう): cowardice, meanness, unfairness — Japanese vocabulary

卑怯 is read ひきょう and means "cowardice, meanness, unfairness". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

卑怯

Reading
ひきょう · hikyou
Translation
cowardice, meanness, unfairness
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ひきょうが

Example

そんなふうに言うなんて卑怯だ。

そんなふうにゆうなんてひきょうだ。

It's mean of you to talk that way.

Kanji in this word

  • 卑 — lowly, vulgar

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