Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 卑劣(ひれつ) in Japanese

卑劣, 鄙劣
Kana Reading
ひれつ
Romaji
hiretsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    mean; foul play; cowardly; base
    Example sentence
    彼女はその卑劣な見るのがだった She could not bear the sight of the mean man.

Examples of 卑劣, 鄙劣, ひれつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

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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JLPT 1

6 strokes

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

On'Yomi: レツ

Kun'Yomi: おと.る

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8 strokes

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: いやしい, いやしむ, いやしめる

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14 strokes

lowly, the country, the countryside, be countrified

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: ひな, ひな.びる, いや.しい

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