Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 卑屈(ひくつ) in Japanese

卑屈
Kana Reading
ひくつ
Romaji
hikutsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    menial; meanness; servility; abject
    Example sentence
    彼らはなぜあんなに卑屈に彼に仕えたのか。 Why did they wait upon him so servilely?

Examples of 卑屈, ひくつ 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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屈 JLPT 1

8 strokes

yield, bend, flinch, submit

On'Yomi: クツ

Kun'Yomi: かが.む, かが.める

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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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