Kanji – lower

The Japanese kanji can mean lower, short, humble.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: lower, short, humble
Onyomi: テイ
Kunyomi: ひくい, ひくめる, ひくまる
Romaji: tei, hikui, hikumeru, hikumaru
JLPT: 3
Frequency Rank: 435

How is read?

has the onyomi reading テイ and the kunyomi readings ひくい, ひくめる, ひくまる.

In romaji, these readings can be written as tei, hikui, hikumeru, hikumaru.

Common Japanese Words Using

These common Japanese words contain . Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • (こうてい)high and low, rise and fall
  • (さいてい)least, lowest, minimum
  • (さいていげん)minimum
  • (ひくい)low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
  • (ひくめる)to lower, to be lowered
  • (ていか)fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation
  • (ていかかく)low price
  • (ていがくねん)lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
  • (ていきあつ)low (atmospheric) pressure, low-pressure system, depression, cyclone
  • (ていげん)decrease, reduction, fall, depreciation, mitigation

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