卑屈

ひくつ

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling; spineless

Kanji

• 卑 lowly. Read as ヒ.
• 屈 bend. Read as クツ.

Example sentences

• 敗北や失敗は人間を非常に卑屈にする。
  Defeat and failure make people too humble.
• 卑屈な奴。
  Don't be a dog.

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