Vocabulary
What does 卑しい (いやしい, iyashii) mean?
卑しい (いやしい, iyashii) means vulgar, base; humble, greedy.
Quick facts| Reading | いやしい |
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| Romaji | iyashii |
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| Part of speech | i-adjective |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommoniyashii
vulgar, base; humble, greedy
- 1i-adjective lowborn; humble; lowly
- 2i-adjective vulgar; coarse; crude
- 3i-adjective shabby; poor-looking
- 4i-adjective greedy; gluttonous; avaricious
Example sentences
彼の卑しい言葉遣いに驚いた。
I was surprised by his vulgar way of speaking.
金に卑しい態度を取る人は嫌われる。
People who behave greedily about money are disliked.
