低
低 — Lower
lower, short, humble
On’yomiテイ (tei)
Kun’yomiひくい (hikui)
Kun’yomiひくめる (hikumeru)
Kun’yomiひくまる (hikumaru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 低
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最低 | さいてい saitei | least; lowest; minimum |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
| 低迷 | ていめい teimei | hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.) |
| 低める | ひくめる hikumeru | to lower; to be lowered |
| 低価格 | ていかかく teikakaku | low price |
| 最低限 | さいていげん saiteigen | minimum; at the very least |
Study notes
低 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #435 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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