卑

ヒ · hi

JLPT N1

Meaning

Low, humble, base, vulgar, despicable, mean

Examples

• 彼の卑しい行為は皆を失望させた。 — His vulgar behavior disappointed everyone.
• 卑怯な手段を使って勝つのは意味がない。 — There's no point in winning using cowardly means.
• 彼は上司に対して卑屈な態度をとった。 — He took a servile attitude towards his boss.