“Lowly” in Japanese
Short answer
Lowly in Japanese is “卑しい” (iyashii). Full meaning: lowborn, humble, lowly; vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair; shabby, poor-looking.
Other ways to say “Lowly” in Japanese
卑賎
hisen low class, lowly (position), humble (condition)
賎しい
iyashii lowborn, humble, lowly; vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair; shabby, poor-looking
賤しい
iyashii lowborn, humble, lowly; vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair; shabby, poor-looking
いやしい
iyashii lowborn, humble, lowly; vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair; shabby, poor-looking
下賎
gesen low birth, humble origin; lowly, base, vulgar, coarse
下っ端
shitappa underling, person of low standing, grunt; petty (work, official, etc.), minor, lowly, humble
賤し
iyashi lowborn, humble, lowly; vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair; shabby, poor-looking
卑し
iyashi lowborn, humble, lowly; vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair; shabby, poor-looking
賎し
iyashi lowborn, humble, lowly; vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair; shabby, poor-looking
賎しく
iyashiku lowborn, humble, lowly; vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair; shabby, poor-looking
賤しく
iyashiku lowborn, humble, lowly; vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair; shabby, poor-looking
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