EntryCommonWaniKani 59
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly; base

Also written 鄙劣【ひれつ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lowly, base, vile, vulgar, despise

Kun
いや.しいいや.しむいや.しめる
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2003 of 2500
Radical
ten
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-6-3SKIP code
5f4.8The Kanji Dictionary
2640.0Four corner code
855deroo
5351Unicode hex code
1-40-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
221Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
618New Nelson (John Haig)
2642New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3270Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1688Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2295Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1511Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1629Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2041A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
976Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1795Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2738XMorohashi
1727A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1521Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1622Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1110Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1235Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1770Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
248Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1525Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei1Pinyin reading
biKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

Kun
おと.る
On
レツ
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1620 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-4-2, 3-4-2, 4-6-4SKIP code
3n3.4The Kanji Dictionary
9042.7Four corner code
1145deroo
52a3Unicode hex code
1-46-84JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
185Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
524New Nelson (John Haig)
2395New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3047Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1553Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2124Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
862Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
926Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1580A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1324Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2302Morohashi
1928A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1150Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1203Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1100Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1062Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1153Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
210Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
870Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lie4Pinyin reading
ryeolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level