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卑怯

Reading

Kana: ひきょう
Romaji: hikyō
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Definition

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cowardice; meanness; unfairness

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 いや.しい、 いや.しむ、 いや.しめる
Meanings: lowly, base, vile, vulgar
Readings: キョウ、 コウ、 ひる.む、 おびえ.る、 おじる、 おび.える、 おそ.れる
Meanings: cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver

Example Sentences

(かれ)卑怯者(ひきょうしゃ)だと非難(ひなん)された。
➥He was denounced as a coward.
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そんなふうに()うなんて卑怯(ひきょう)だ。
➥It's mean of you to talk that way.
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(わたし)卑怯者(ひきょうしゃ)には我慢(がまん)ならない。
➥I have no tolerance of cowards.
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