Memory phrase for the Kanji: 卑

卑

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Meaning ignoble, lowly, shabby, base, vulgar

Pronunciation

HI
iyashii/shimu

Explanation

From top: accent ノ, field 田, accent ノ, ten 十

Mnemonic
 
I have already emphasized twice that this field is ten times ignoble.

Radicals

十 ten, 10Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
ノ EmphasisThe single stroke is often used as an accent for emphasizing something.
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 Vocabulary

卑しい いやしい  greedy, vulgar, shabby, humble, base, mean, vile
卑怯 ひきょう  cowardice, meanness, unfairness

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