低 – lower, short, humble

7 strokesTaught in grade 4#435 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 低 means lower, short, humble. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テイ (tei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひく.い、ひく.める、ひく.まる (hikui, hikumeru, hikumaru). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テイ	tei
Kun’yomi	ひく.い	hikui
Kun’yomi	ひく.める	hikumeru
Kun’yomi	ひく.まる	hikumaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・氏・一.

Words using 低

低いひくいlow (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)最低さいていleast低下ていかfall低ていlow (level, value, price, etc.)

Example sentences

この机は私にはちょっと低い。

This desk is a little low for me.

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私は最低２マイルは歩ける。

I can walk at least two miles.

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こんな最低の目にあったことはないわ！

This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me!

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使係価住

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