JLPT N5 Vocabulary

Definition:

short,low

JLPT N5 vocabulary list

Learn Japanese vocabulary: 【ひくい】(hikui).

Meaning:

  • low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)​
  • low (position); close to the ground​
  • short (height)​

Type: い-adjective

Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary

- Example Sentences

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Example #1

わたしのきゅうりょうはひくいです。
watashi no kyuuryou wa hikui desu.
My salary is low.
Example #2

わたしはせがひくいです。
watashi wa se ga hikui desu.
I am short.
Example #3

ちちはわたしよりせがひくいです。
chichi wa watashi yori se ga hikui desu.
My father is shorter than me.
Example #4

このプロジェクトのリスクはひくいです。
kono purojekuto no risuku wa hikui desu.
The risk of this project is low.
Example #5

わたしはかぞくのなかでいちばんせがひくいです。
watashi wa kazoku no naka de ichiban se ga hikui desu.
I'm the shortest in my family.

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