Meaning
低い (ひくい, hikui) is a JLPT N5 adjective meaning “short,low”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼は 背が 低い。
He's short.
今日テンション低くない?
You don't seem too lively today.
湿度が低いと暑くても快適だね。
When the humidity is low, it's still comfortable even if it's hot, huh?
あとは滝みたいなシャワーと、低いベッド。
Also, the shower will be like waterfall, and the bed will be low to ground.
大学の先生は給料が低い代わりに自由がある。
College professors' salaries are low, but (instead) they have freedom.
女性の地位は日本ではまだ低いのに対して、欧米では比較的高い。
Women's position is still low in Japan, whereas in Europe and America it is relatively high.
真理は婚約者の給料が安いの背が低いのと勝手なことを言っている。
Mari is saying selfish things such as how low her fiancé's salary is, how short he is, etc.
給料が低いために教師の質が低下した(であろう)ことは想像にかたくない。
It is not hard to imagine that the quality of teachers fell because of the low salary.
企業はIT投資には熱心な一方(で)、セキュリティ意識はまだ低いところが多い。
Many companies are still not very conscious about (information) security, even though they are eager to invest in information technology.
"しかし、選挙に出る民主党のヒラリー・クリントンさんと共和党のドナルド・トランプさんは、どちらも人気が低くなっています。"
However, Hillary Clinton who is running for the Democratic Party, and Donald Trump who is running for the Republican Party both are becoming very unpopular.
今日は気圧が低い。
It's low pressure today.
キャリア成熟が低い。
The maturity of your career is low.