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賎

賎: lowly

lowly; base; humble
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Readings

On
セン・ゼン
Kun
いやしい・いやしむ・いやしめる・しず・やすい

Variant of 賤. Mostly in 貴賎 (きせん, high and low) and 下賎 (げせん, lowly); the reading to know is セン.

Key words

貴賎きせんhigh and low (rank)
下賎げせんlowly; base
貧賎ひんせんpoor and lowly
賎民せんみんlowly people
賎ヶ岳しずがたけMt. Shizugatake (Shiga)

Example sentences

At this temple, anyone, whatever their rank, may put their hands together in prayer.

Even when he was told his birth was lowly, he did not mind.

I climbed Mt. Shizugatake, north of Lake Biwa, and enjoyed the view of the lake.

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