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Meaning of 卑しい(いやしい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 卑しい, 賤しい JLPT 1

Kana Reading いやしい

Romaji iyashii

Parts of speech

adjective (keiyoushi)

Meaning

lowborn; humble; lowly

Example sentence

彼は卑しい振舞いをした。 He behaved in a cheap manner.
Parts of speech

Meaning

vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile

Example sentence

卑しくも価値あるものには立派にやる価値がある。 Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
Parts of speech

Meaning

shabby

Example sentence

卑しいことは絶対にしない。 He is above all meanness.
Parts of speech

Meaning

greedy; gluttonous; avaricious

Example sentence

誇りがあるから、彼はそんなに卑しい事は出来ない。 His pride wouldn't allow him to do such a mean thing.

Examples of 卑しい, 賤しい, いやしい in a sentence

彼は卑しい振舞いをした。

He behaved in a cheap manner.
卑しくも価値あるものには立派にやる価値がある。

Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
卑しいことは絶対にしない。

He is above all meanness.
誇りがあるから、彼はそんなに卑しい事は出来ない。

His pride wouldn't allow him to do such a mean thing.

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Kanji in this word

卑 JLPT 1

9 strokes

lowly, base, vile, vulgar

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: いや.しい, いや.しむ, いや.しめる

卑

8 strokes

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: いやしい, いやしむ, いやしめる

賤

15 strokes

despise, low-life, poverty

On'Yomi: セン, ゼン

Kun'Yomi: いや.しい, いや.しむ, しず, やす.い

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