Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 卑猥(ひわい) in Japanese

卑猥, 鄙猥
Kana Reading
ひわい
Romaji
hiwai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    indecent; obscene


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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12 strokes

obscene

On'Yomi: ワイ

Kun'Yomi: みだ.ら, みだり.に

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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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8 strokes

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: いやしい, いやしむ, いやしめる

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