卑劣 (ひれつ, hiretsu) Japanese meaning: mean

卑劣 (ひれつ, hiretsu) Japanese meaning: mean | Kotomora

Kanji

卑ひ怯きょうN2
卑怯 stresses cowardice and unfair play, while 卑劣 more broadly condemns a person's base, contemptible character or actions.
汚きたないN5
汚い is a broader word for 'dirty' or 'unclean', physical or moral, while 卑劣 specifically refers to mean, contemptible character or actions.
ずるいN3
ずるい means 'sly' or 'cunning' in a self-serving way and is milder and more colloquial than the harsher condemnation in 卑劣.
悪あく質しつN1
悪質 describes an act or thing as vicious or malicious in nature, whereas 卑劣 focuses on the cowardly, underhanded meanness of the person or act.

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卑いやしいN1
卑しい describes a base or vulgar character more generally, while 卑劣 is stronger and specifically condemns sneaky, cowardly conduct.
浅あさましいN1
卑劣 stresses cowardly or underhanded conduct, while 浅ましい stresses the pitiful, contemptible wretchedness of the person or act itself.
えげつない
卑劣 emphasizes cowardly or contemptible underhandedness, while えげつない is broader and more colloquial, covering anything shockingly nasty.

高こう潔けつ
高潔 describes noble, upright character, the direct opposite of the base, contemptible conduct meant by 卑劣.
潔いさぎよいN1
潔い praises fair, honorable, unhesitating behavior, contrasting with the sneaky unfairness implied by 卑劣.

卑ひ屈くつ
卑屈 describes servile, self-abasing submissiveness rather than the sneaky meanness that 卑劣 condemns, despite sharing the kanji 卑.
劣れつ悪あく
卑劣 shares the kanji 劣 with 劣悪 but describes cowardly or mean-spirited behavior, not poor physical quality or conditions.

Composed of 卑 (base, lowly) and 劣 (inferior, bad). The combination conveys a sense of moral baseness and contemptibility.