卑怯

ひきょう

cowardice, meanness, unfairness

Also:unfair

What does 卑怯 mean?

卑怯 is a Japanese noun meaning cowardice, meanness, unfairness in English. It can also be translated as unfair depending on context. It is written as 卑怯 in kanji, ひきょう in hiragana, and hikyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

そんなふうに言うなんて卑怯だ。

It's mean of you to talk that way.