卑下

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Chinese

low; base; vulgar
low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
 
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
simp. and trad.
(卑下) 		卑 下

Pronunciation

Adjective

卑下

  1. (of position or status) humble; lowly
  2. (of character) mean and low

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
卑 下
ひ
Grade: S 		げ
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
卑下 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

卑(ひ)下(げ) • (hige) 

  1. humility

Synonyms

Verb

卑(ひ)下(げ)する • (hige suru) transitive suru (stem 卑(ひ)下(げ)し (hige shi), past 卑(ひ)下(げ)した (hige shita))

  1. to humble oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of "卑下する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 卑下し ひげし hige shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 卑下し ひげし hige shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 卑下する ひげする hige suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 卑下する ひげする hige suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 卑下すれ ひげすれ hige sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 卑下せよ¹
卑下しろ² 		ひげせよ¹
ひげしろ² 		hige seyo¹
hige shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 卑下される ひげされる hige sareru
Causative 卑下させる
卑下さす 		ひげさせる
ひげさす 		hige saseru
hige sasu
Potential 卑下できる ひげできる hige dekiru
Volitional 卑下しよう ひげしよう hige shiyō
Negative 卑下しない ひげしない hige shinai
Negative continuative 卑下せず ひげせず hige sezu
Formal 卑下します ひげします hige shimasu
Perfective 卑下した ひげした hige shita
Conjunctive 卑下して ひげして hige shite
Hypothetical conditional 卑下すれば ひげすれば hige sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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