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背が低い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 背が低い.

Dictionary

Entry

背が低いせがひくい~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #19359
1

short (of a person)

Examples
私の姉は君より背が低い
My sister is shorter than you.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

9 strokesFrequency 696JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ハイ

Kun

せいそむ.くそむ.ける

lower, short, humble

7 strokesFrequency 435JLPT N3Grade 4

On

テイ

Kun

ひく.いひく.めるひく.まる

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