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低

Level V of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 623 / 2,608

Low

On’yomi
てい
Kun’yomi
ひく
Radical
人 Person (Kangxi 9)

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

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

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,lowN5
低下 ていか fall,decline,lowering,deteriorationN2
最低 さいてい least,lowest,worstN3

低 is rank 623 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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