Vocab Info
N1 I-adjective
卑しいlowborn, humble, lowly, vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, shabby, greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
Dictionary Definition
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I-adjective
1.
lowborn, humble, lowly
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2.
vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair
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3.
shabby, poor-looking
I-adjective
4.
greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
All Forms
卑しい 【いやしい】、賤しい 【いやしい】
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僕は卑しい身であることを恥じている。
I’m ashamed of my humble origins.
先生:「卑しい言葉遣いをしてはいけません。」
Teacher: 'Don’t use vulgar language.'
服装が卑しい彼女は、非正規で働いているのでしょう。
Judging by her shabby clothing, she's probably working a non-regular job.
あいつは根性が卑しいとあって、周りの人から好かれていません。
People dislike them because they have such a crude nature.
いかなる仕事をしたら卑しい身から偉い地位にまで上り詰められるだろう?
What kind of work could lift someone from a lowly background to a position of prestige?
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