01
低い
ひくい
low
Meanings
- lower
- short
- humble
Readings
Onyomi
- テイ
Kunyomi
- ひく.い
- ひく.める
- ひく.まる
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Useful words
02
最低
さいてい
lowest, worst
03
低下
ていか
decline, fall
04
低温
ていおん
low temperature
05
低気圧
ていきあつ
low pressure
06
低価格
ていかかく
low price
Compare Kanji
01高Pair94%tall, highHigh and low form a direct contrast, making 高 the cleanest partner for 低.02下Meaning82%below, downDown in 下 anchors the spatial feeling behind being low in 低.03小Meaning72%little, smallSmallness in 小 often travels near lowness, but 低 is about level or height.04弱Meaning70%weak, frailLow strength can feel like 弱, so the two help separate level from weakness.05短Meaning68%short, brevityShort in 短 and low in 低 both reduce size, but along different dimensions.06伏Meaning59%prostrated, bend down伏 suggests lying low, a bodily image that supports the abstract low level of 低.