Memory phrase for the character: 卑

卑

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Meaning

shabby, ignoble, lowly, base, vulgar

Pronunciation

HI
iyashii/shimu

Explanation

 Field 田 and ten 十, with two accents ノノ making the character appear uncleanly drawn.

Mnemonic
 
I have already emphasized twice that this field is ten times shabby.

Radicals

十 ten, 10Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
ノ EmphasisThe single stroke is often used as an accent for emphasizing something.




 Vocabulary

卑しい いやしい  greedy, vulgar, shabby, humble, base, mean, vile
卑怯 ひきょう  cowardice, meanness, unfairness

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