低い

低い

ひくい

Short; low

N5i-adjective·hikui

How to remember it

Think 'pick-ee' — a low picket fence you can easily step over.

Example sentences

  • この山はあまり高くなくて低いです。

    このやまはあまりたかくなくてひくいです。

    This mountain isn't very tall; it's low.

  • 低い声で話してください。

    ひくいこえではなしてください。

    Please speak in a low voice.

Usage

Antonym of 高い (たかい); describes height, price, or pitch of voice.

Related words

高い短い

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