# 低 — Low

Frequency rank 623 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 兄 (Older Brother), less common than 犯 (Crime).

- On’yomi: てい
- Kun’yomi: ひく
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A leader (亻) bows before a clan (氏) — he kneels low to the ground, making himself low before the powerful family.

In words:

- 低い ひくい — short,low
- 低下 ていか — fall,decline,lowering,deterioration
- 最低 さいてい — least,lowest,worst

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