てい
低
くう
空
ひ
飛
こう
行

noun

  1. low-altitude flying.
  2. having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.), barely scraping by, being on the verge of failing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てい
低
くう
空
ひ
飛
こう
行
 低空飛行 ていくうひこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lower, short, humble
テイ　ひく.い (4th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
name of an ancient tribe
テイ　タイ　シ
family name, surname, clan
シ　うじ (4th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
empty, sky, void
そら　クウ　す.く (1st, N4)
hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)
fly, skip (pages), scatter
と.ぶ　ヒ　あす (4th, N3)
fly, go quickly, dart
measuring box, 1.8 liter
ます　ショウ　のぼる (9th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
going, journey, carry out
い.く　コウ　おこな.う (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to take small steps, Korean place name
チョク　たたず.む
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)