Chinese

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low; base; vulgar
low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
 
inexpensive; lowly
trad. (卑賤)
simp. (卑贱)

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Adjective

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卑賤

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

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
せん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
卑賎

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(せん) (hisen-na (adnominal ()(せん) (hisen na), adverbial ()(せん) (hisen ni))

  1. humble, plebeian
  2. (character) mean, ignoble, profane

Inflection

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Noun

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()(せん) (hisen

  1. humbleness
  2. profanity

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN