— lowly, base, vile, vulgar

  • JLPT N1
  • 9 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 十
  • #2003 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomi
いや.しいいや.しむいや.しめる

Example words

  • 卑怯ひきょうcowardice; meanness; unfairness
  • 卑しいいやしい(1) lowborn; humble; lowly (2) vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile (3) shabby (4) greedy; gluttonous; avaricious