Word Meaning 比興

ひきょう hikyou

比興 is read as ひきょう (hikyou) and means explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry).

Meaning

English

  1. explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry)
  2. cowardly
  3. using underhanded methods
  4. interesting
  5. strange
  6. lowly
  7. insignificant
  8. unreasonable

Reading

Kana

ひきょう

Romaji

hikyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 49785 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

比率

ひりつ

ratio

比較

ひかく

comparison

比較的

ひかくてき

comparatively

比叡山

ひえいざん

Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)

比価

ひか

parity

比推力

ひすいりょく

specific impulse

比例税率

ひれいぜいりつ

proportional tax rate

比較経済体制学会

ひかくけいざいたいせいがっかい

Japan Association for Comparative Economic Studies

比較文明学会

ひかくぶんめいがっかい

Japan Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations

比較発生学

ひかくはっせいがく

comparative embryology

比較行動学

ひかくこうどうがく

ethology