Word Meaning 下品

げひん gehin

下品 is read as げひん (gehin) and means vulgar.

Meaning

English

  1. vulgar
  2. indecent
  3. coarse
  4. crude

Reading

Kana

げひん

Romaji

gehin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 上品 Rank 7228 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天下一品

てんかいっぴん

best article under heaven

松下電子部品株式会社

まつしたでんしぶひんかぶしきがいしゃ

Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation

下手

へた

imprudent

下手

したで

underarm grip on opponent's belt

下町

したまち

Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

下着

したぎ

underwear

下手くそ

へたくそ

unskilled

下界

げかい

this world (as opposed to heaven)

下院

かいん

lower house

下方

かほう

lower region

下水道

げすいどう

sewer

下地

したじ

soy sauce

Example Sentences

7

そんなげひんなことはいわないで。

Don't say something so vulgar.

Shut your filthy mouth.

Don't talk about such vulgar topics in bad taste.

He uses foul language whenever he gets angry.

Those who use forks or chopsticks often think people who don't are uncivilized.

I don't like dirty jokes, but I get a kick out of it when you tell them.

You think someone coarser than you is "crude", and someone higher class than you to be "putting on airs".