Word Meaning 卑屈

ひくつ hikutsu

卑屈 is read as ひくつ (hikutsu) and means servile.

Meaning

English

  1. servile
  2. subservient
  3. obsequious
  4. slavish
  5. self-abasing
  6. grovelling
  7. spineless

Reading

Kana

ひくつ

Romaji

hikutsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 14920 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

卑劣

ひれつ

mean

卑しい

いやしい

shabby

卑下

ひげ

self-abasement

卑見

ひけん

my humble opinion

卑言

ひげん

vulgar expression

卑小

ひしょう

petty

卑近

ひきん

common

卑語

ひご

vulgar expression

卑下も自慢の中

ひげもじまんのうち

taking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging

理屈

りくつ

theory

窮屈

きゅうくつ

tight (e.g. finances)

Example Sentences

1

Don't be a dog.