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低

Lower

WaniKani level 11JLPT N2Joyo grade 4Top 500 Β· #4357 strokes

Meanings

Lower, Short, Humble

On'yomi

てい

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ひく.い、 ひく.める、 ひく.まる

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 低

低 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

低 (Lower) is taught on WaniKani at level 11 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #435 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.

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