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Kanji Detail for 低 - "low, humble"

低

  • Meaning

    低 means "low, humble." Also associated with to decrease.

    1. Low - Not high; below average.

    2. Humble - Modest; unassuming.

    3. Decrease - To reduce; to lower.

  • Words using 低

    • 低下 ていか Listen fall; decline; lowering
    • 低迷 ていめい Listen hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.)
    • 最低 さいてい Listen least; lowest; minimum
    • 低める ひくめる Listen to lower; to be lowered
    • 低価格 ていかかく Listen low price
    • 最低限 さいていげん Listen minimum; at the very least
    • 低調 ていちょう Listen inactive; slow; sluggish
    • 低水準 ていすいじゅん Listen substandard; low-level

  • Four-character idioms with 低

    • 低徊趣味 ていかいしゅみ Listen disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
    • 低頭平身 ていとうへいしん Listen prostrating oneself
    • 平身低頭 へいしんていとう Listen prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
    • 暗雲低迷 あんうんていめい Listen gathering dark clouds; being under the shadow of
    • 浅酌低唱 せんしゃくていしょう Listen getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune
    • 眼高手低 がんこうしゅてい Listen able to criticize but not to create (criticise)

  • Tattoo check: 低

    • Verified meaning: low, humble
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to decrease

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lower; short; humble

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    low; to lower, hang, bend, bow

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    low; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of high. Low; humble. | To bow. Such as bowing one's head is called 低頭. Also 低回: The meaning of repeatedly thinking and longing, meaning hesitating with bowed head, unable to decide. | Soft voice is called 低. Such as 低語 (whisper), 低唱 (sing softly).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tei(テイ) テイ

  • Kunyomi

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    hiku.i(ひく-い) ひく-い

    hiku.maru(ひく-まる) ひく-まる

    hiku.meru(ひく-める) ひく-める

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    low humble decrease short inferior cheap modest reduced slight small lowly meager feeble

Sentences including 低

  • The man spoke in a low voice.

  • This is the worst book i've ever read.

  • Please turn down the radio.

  • This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me !

  • The moon is low in the sky tonight.

  • I am shorter than you.

  • She always speaks in a low voice.

  • He is the shorter of the two boys.

  • The moon is low in the sky.

  • My sister is shorter than you.

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