ひ
卑
きょう
怯
　
な
て
手
　
を
つか
使
　
う

expression, Godan verb

  1. to play a dirty trick, to use underhanded methods, to hit below the belt, to play foul.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひ
卑
きょう
怯
　
な
て
手
　
を
つか
使
　
う
 卑怯な手を使う ひきょうなてをつかう

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)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
use, send on a mission, order
つか.う　シ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
officer, an official
リ　さと　し (8th, N1)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ　たけ　とも (7th)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)