59 卑劣
Mean

Meaning

Primary

Mean

Secondary

Foul Play, Cowardly, Base

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Reading

ひれつ

Notes

Groups

- 意地悪（いじわる） Malicious, Mean, Jerk
- 卑劣（ひれつ） Mean, Foul Play, Cowardly, Base
- 醜悪（しゅうあく） Ugly, Mean, Offensive
- 卑屈（ひくつ） Subservient, Abject
- 卑劣（ひれつ） Mean, Foul Play, Cowardly, Base

Remarks

Mean 卑劣 behavior is lowly 卑 and inferior 劣
Calling someone lowly 卑 and inferior 劣 is Mean 卑劣
He ひ lets れつ Mean things slide out of his mouth.
He ひ lets れつ Mean things happen.
He ひ lets れつ people get away with Foul Play.

Kanji Composition