Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 卑怯(ひきょう) in Japanese

卑怯
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
ひきょう
Romaji
hikyō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    cowardice; meanness; unfairness
    Example sentence
    そんなふうに言うなんて卑怯だ。 It's mean of you to talk that way.

Examples of 卑怯, ひきょう in a sentence

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

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怯

8 strokes

cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver

On'Yomi: キョウ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: ひる.む, おびえ.る, おじる, おび.える, おそ.れる

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卑

8 strokes

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: いやしい, いやしむ, いやしめる

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