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Grade 4JLPT N2

lower, short, humble

7 strokes · frequency rank #435

On
テイ
Kun
ひく.い、ひく.める、ひく.まる

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Common words

  1. ていかfall; decline; lowering; deterioration1
    • It's true that there are fewer children due to the falling birthrate, and there are fewer children in the school, but that is all to the good.

    • The birth rate has been decreasing recently.

    • The birthrate is rapidly declining in this country.

  2. ていめいhanging low (of clouds)2
    • Trading was slow today after yesterday's market decline.

    • Tokyo landlords are in a panic because the real estate market went soft.

  3. さいていleast; lowest; minimum3
    • That movie stinks!

    • I can walk at least two miles.

    • This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me!

  4. ひくめるto lower; to be lowered4
  5. ていかかくlow price5
  6. さいていげんminimum6
    • A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.

  7. ひくいlow (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)7
    • This desk is a little low for me.

    • Water finds its own level.

    • I have low blood pressure.

  8. ていりlow interest rate8
  9. ていげんdecrease; reduction; fall; depreciation9
    • The reduction in obstetricians and gynecologists is a reflection of the decrease in births, thus reducing need for medical care.

  10. ていおんlow temperature10
    • Keep it at a lower temperature.

    • Unusually low temperatures account for the poor rice crop this year.

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