低

低	Meanings: low On Readings: テイ tei Kun Readings: ひく（い） hiku(i), ひく（まる） hiku(maru), ひく（める） hiku(meru) Most Used Pronunciation: hikui JLPT Level: 3 (see all JLPT 3 kanji) Grade: 4 Kanji Part: 人 Stroke Number: 7

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Common jukugo
背が低い - せ　が　ひくい se ga hikui - short (persons height)
最低 - さい　てい sai tei - lowest, minimum

Useful Examples
Japanese: 今夜は月が空の低いところに出ている。
Romaji: konya wa tsuki ga sora no hikui tokoro ni dete iru.
English: The moon is low in the sky tonight.

Japanese: 最低１時間前にはカウンターへいらっしゃってください。
Romaji: saitei ichijikan mae ni wa kaunta- e irasshatte kudasai.
English: Please come to the counter at least an hour before your flight.

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Notes/Mnemonic
A person (人) is really short, but the bottommost line is the shortest of all. (look for that horizontal line at the bottom to recognize this kanji)

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.