adjective

  1. lowborn, humble, lowly.
  2. vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair.
  3. shabby, poor-looking.
  4. greedy, gluttonous, avaricious.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
卑しい いやしい
 
 
賤しい いやしい

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)