Meaning of 卑劣(ひれつ) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 卑劣, 鄙劣

Kana Reading ひれつ

Romaji hiretsu

Example Sentences

卑劣, 鄙劣, ひれつ used in context

彼女(かのじょ)はその卑劣な(ひれつ)男(おとこ)を見る(みる)のが嫌(いや)だった(だ)。

She could not bear the sight of the mean man.
彼(あれ)を好きな(すき)人(じん)がいないのは当然(とうぜん)だ。本当(ほんとう)に卑劣な(ひれつ)奴(やっこ)だから。

It stands to reason that nobody likes him; he's too mean.
彼(あれ)は卑劣な(ひれつ)やつです。

He is a mean fellow.
彼(あれ)は人(じん)の悪口(あっこう)を言う(いう)ような(ざま)卑劣な(ひれつ)男(おとこ)ではない(だ)。

He is not such a mean fellow as will speak against other people.
彼(あれ)は私(わたし)を卑劣な(ひれつ)やり方(やりかた)で騙した(だます)ので、仕返し(しかえし)するつもりだ。

As he played a dirty trick on me, I'll get even with him.
彼(あれ)はなんと卑劣な(ひれつ)男(おとこ)だろう。

What a mean fellow he is!

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Kanji found in this word

卑 JLPT 1

lowly, base, vile, vulgar

On: ヒ

Kun: いや.しい, いや.しむ, いや.しめる

9 strokes

劣 JLPT 1

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

On: レツ

Kun: おと.る

6 strokes

卑

On: ヒ

Kun: いやしい, いやしむ, いやしめる

8 strokes

鄙

lowly, the country, the countryside, be countrified

On: ヒ

Kun: ひな, ひな.びる, いや.しい

14 strokes

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