漢字城 Kanji Fortress

低 low

Also: short

On'yomi
テイ
Kun'yomi
ひく-い
Strokes
7
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 4

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): ひく-い.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
低 is written in 7 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A person from a humble clan bows down to the ground line — kept low and short.

A common word

  • 低い ひくい low

Example sentences

  • このつくえはすこしひくいです。

    This desk is a little low.

  • テレビのおとをひくくしてください。

    Please turn the TV volume down.

Kanji that share a part

亻 is its radical. 110 kanji share it in all.

一 is a component. 50 kanji share it in all.