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Illustration of 卑怯

卑怯ひきょう

ひきょう hikyou Play N2 Na-adjective Noun

Meanings and examples

勇気がなく、正々堂々としていないこと。ずるく卑劣な行いにもいう。 cowardice; meanness; unfairness

Example 1

そんなふうに言うなんて卑怯だ。

It's mean of you to talk that way.

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Example 2

弱い相手だけを狙うのは卑怯だ。

It’s cowardly to target only weaker opponents.

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Kanji breakdown

卑

N1

lowly; base; vile; vulgar; despise

On reading
ヒ
Kun reading
いや.しい、いや.しむ、いや.しめる
Radical
十
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卑しい

N1

いやしい

greedy; vulgar; shabby; humble; base; mean; vile