Vocabulary

What does 低い (ひくい, hikui) mean?

低い (ひくい, hikui) means low, short.

Quick facts
Readingひくい
Romajihikui
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ひくい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhikui

low, short

  1. 1i-adjective low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
  2. 2i-adjective low (position); close to the ground
  3. 3i-adjective short (height)
  4. 4i-adjective deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

Example sentences

  • This mountain is low.

  • My younger brother is short.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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