Word Meaning 卑怯

ひきょう hikyou

卑怯 is read as ひきょう (hikyou) and means cowardly.

Meaning

English

  1. cowardly
  2. craven
  3. unfair
  4. mean
  5. sneaky
  6. dirty
  7. dastardly

Reading

Kana

ひきょう

Romaji

hikyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Rank 9186 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

卑怯な手を使う

ひきょうなてをつかう

to play a dirty trick

卑怯千万

ひきょうせんばん

very mean (sneaky)

卑怯者

ひきょうもの

coward

卑劣

ひれつ

mean

卑屈

ひくつ

servile

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

Example Sentences

6

You coward!

Cowards are scoundrels.

I can’t stand panties.

Underhandedness really gets on my nerves.

Don't be a coward.

I'm not a coward.