卑屈

ひくつ

subservient

What does 卑屈 mean?

卑屈 is a Japanese noun meaning subservient in English. It is written as 卑屈 in kanji, ひくつ in hiragana, and hikutsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼らはなぜあんなに卑屈に彼に仕えたのか。

Why did they wait upon him so servilely?