卑屈

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
卑 屈
ひ
Grade: S 		くつ
Grade: S
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
卑屈 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

卑(ひ)屈(くつ) • (hikutsu) -na (adnominal 卑(ひ)屈(くつ)な (hikutsu na), adverbial 卑(ひ)屈(くつ)に (hikutsu ni))

  1. subservient, servile
    卑屈(ひくつ)な人(ひと)
    hikutsu na hito
    a subservient person, a toady

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (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 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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