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卑
On'yomi
ヒ
HI
Kun'yomi
いや.しい・いや.しむ・いや.しめる
iyashii / iyashimu / iyashimeru
lowly · base · vile · vulgar · despise
Details
Strokes9
Frequency#2003
Radical十ten(2)
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Strokes9
Component Breakdown
卑=
白丿十
white + 丿 + 十
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of ten and shell. Ten being lowly.
Symbolism
Cowardly, humble, lowly. Represents lowliness.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Water flowing to low ground
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
男尊女卑
だんそんじょひ
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women; male domination of women
官尊民卑
かんそんみんぴ
putting the officials and bureaucrats above the people; treating the governors as more important than the governed; statism; putting the officials and bureaucrats above the people
女尊男卑
じょそんだんぴ
placing women above men; placing women above men
卑怯千万
ひきょうせんばん
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike; very mean (sneaky)