Usage patterns 下げ 品ひん な 〈 言こと 葉ば 〉 vulgar language/words
He uses vulgar language without hesitation.
下げ 品ひん に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to (do something) in a vulgar/crude way
She laughed in a vulgar way.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 趣しゅ 味み は 下げ 品ひん だ someone's taste is vulgar/tasteless
That clothing design was called tasteless.
Kanji 品 goods, refinement, dignity Related words· 13 卑猥 specifically means obscene or sexually indecent, while 下品 covers a broader range of crude or classless behavior, not only sexual.
野卑 emphasizes boorish, rustic manners, whereas 下品 is the more common, general word for anything tasteless or crude.
俗悪 is used for tastelessness in art, design, or culture, while 下品 applies more widely to speech, manners, and taste in general.
下品 emphasizes vulgarity or indecency, while 粗野 focuses on roughness and a lack of cultivation or refinement.
Show 9 more Show fewer 下品 is a general term for vulgarity or coarseness in taste or manner, whereas はしたない specifically judges someone's behavior as shamefully improper.
下品 is a calmer, more descriptive word for vulgarity, whereas えげつない carries a stronger emotional charge of disgust or shock.
下品 describes vulgar behavior or things in general, whereas 下種 specifically labels a person as a low-life.
下品 specifically describes crude or indecent taste or behavior, whereas 下等 is broader, covering inferiority of quality, rank, or class.
下品 focuses on crude or tasteless behavior and manners, while 俗 in its sense of 'vulgar' more broadly labels art, taste, or style as lowbrow.
下品 means vulgar or crude in manner or taste, whereas 嫌らしい specifically evokes a creepy or distasteful impression, often with sexual undertones.
下品 directly means vulgar or crude in manners and speech, whereas 卑しい can also mean greedy or socially low, not just crude.
下品 means 'vulgar' or 'crude' in a general sense and isn't limited to sexual content, while わいせつ specifically refers to sexually explicit or indecent material.
下品 means vulgar or crude in a general sense, while 淫ら specifically points to sexual impropriety.
Opposites· 9 上品 describes elegant, refined behavior or taste, the direct opposite of 下品 , which describes crude or classless behavior.
下品 describes something vulgar or coarse, the direct opposite of the refined dignity expressed by 気品 .
下品 describes something vulgar or crude, the direct opposite of the refined sophistication of エレガント .
Show 6 more Show fewer 下品 describes vulgar or crude behavior/appearance, the direct opposite of having 品 (elegance or class).
下品 describes coarse, vulgar behavior or taste, the direct opposite of the refined dignity conveyed by 品位 .
下品 describes vulgar, coarse behavior or taste, the opposite of the refined dignity conveyed by 品格 .
下品 describes something vulgar or crude, the direct opposite of the refined, dignified impression conveyed by ノーブル .
下品 means vulgar or crude, the direct opposite of the refined, tasteful quality described by 優雅 .
下品 means vulgar or crude in manner, contrasting with the refined dignity implied by 高貴 .
Written forms 下げ 品ひん Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
げひん Usage 1%
Etymology Composed of 下 (low, below) and 品 (goods, quality, refinement). The combination straightforwardly conveys 'low quality' or 'vulgarity'.
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