低い (Hikui) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.), low (position), close to the ground, short (height)”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivelow (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
- i-adjectivelow (position); close to the ground
- i-adjectiveshort (height)
- i-adjectivedeep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)
Examples
水は低きに流れる。
Water finds its own level.
私は血圧が低いです。
I have low blood pressure.
雲が低く垂れ込めた。
The clouds hung low.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).