Word Meaning 平身低頭

へいしんていとう heishinteitou

平身低頭 is read as へいしんていとう (heishinteitou) and means prostrating oneself.

Meaning

English

  1. prostrating oneself
  2. kowtowing
  3. going down on one's knees

Reading

Kana

へいしんていとう

Romaji

heishinteitou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Yojijukugo Rank 50322 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

低頭平身

ていとうへいしん

prostrating oneself

平頭

ひらがしら

milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus)

平均身長

へいきんしんちょう

average height

低頭

ていとう

low bow

低身長

ていしんちょう

short stature

八頭身

はっとうしん

beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)

頭身

とうしん

head and body

頭が低い

あたまがひくい

humble

修身斉家治国平天下

しゅうしんせいかちこくへいてんか

those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land

平均

へいぎん

average

平行線

へいこうせん

parallel lines

平年並み

へいねんなみ

similar to that of an average year