ひ
卑
きょう
怯

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. cowardly, craven.
  2. unfair, mean, sneaky, dirty, dastardly.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひ
卑
きょう
怯
 卑怯 ひきょう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lowly, base, vile
ヒ　いや.しい (8th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
cowardice, wince, flinch
キョウ　おび.える　ひる.む (Kentei Pre-1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
gone, past, quit
さ.る　コ　キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)