卑賤

Chinese

 
low; base; vulgar
low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
inexpensive; lowly
trad. (卑賤) 卑 賤
simp. (卑贱) 卑 贱

Pronunciation


Adjective

卑賤

  1. (of position or status) humble; lowly
  2. (of character) mean and low

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
卑 賤
ひ
Grade: S
せん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
卑賎

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ひせん [hìséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çisẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

卑(ひ)賤(せん) • (hisen) -na (adnominal 卑(ひ)賤(せん)な (hisen na), adverbial 卑(ひ)賤(せん)に (hisen ni))

  1. humble, plebeian
  2. (character) mean, ignoble, profane

Inflection

Synonyms

Antonyms

Noun

卑(ひ)賤(せん) • (hisen) 

  1. humbleness
  2. profanity

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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