卑怯

ひきょう

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun cowardly; craven
2. unfair; mean; sneaky; dirty; dastardly

Kanji

• 卑 lowly. Read as ヒ.
• 怯 cowardice; wince; flinch. Read as キョウ.

Example sentences

• 卑怯なまねしないでよ。
  Don't be a coward.
• 卑怯な手段にいらつく。
  Underhandedness really gets on my nerves.

Common phrases

• 卑怯な手を使う (ひきょうなてをつかう) to play a dirty trick

Words containing 卑怯

• 卑怯者 (ひきょうもの) coward
• 卑怯千万 (ひきょうせんばん) very mean (sneaky)
• 卑怯な手を使う (ひきょうなてをつかう) to play a dirty trick

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