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腰が低い (koshigahikui) Japanese meaning: humble | Kotomora
Conjugation 腰が低い · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 腰こし が 低ひく い 腰こし が 低ひく くない Polite 腰こし が 低ひく いです 腰こし が 低ひく くないです also 腰こし が 低ひく くありません Past polite 腰こし が 低ひく かったです 腰こし が 低ひく くなかったです also 腰こし が 低ひく くありませんでした Past 腰こし が 低ひく かった 腰こし が 低ひく くなかった Te-form 腰こし が 低ひく くて 腰こし が 低ひく くなくて Adverbial 腰こし が 低ひく く Conditional 腰こし が 低ひく ければ 腰こし が 低ひく くなければ Tara conditional 腰こし が 低ひく かったら 腰こし が 低ひく くなかったら
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しゃ
長ちょう
な
の
に
腰こし
が
低ひく
く
て
、
誰だれ
から
も
好す
か
れ
て
いる
。
Even though he's the company president, he's very humble and liked by everyone.
That teacher is unassuming and answers students' questions politely.
Related words 謙けん 虚きょ 謙虚 is a more formal noun/adjectival noun meaning 'humble' as a character trait, while 腰が低い is a vivid idiomatic expression focusing on approachable, unpretentious behavior.
腰こし の 低ひく い 腰の低い is the attributive form used before nouns (e.g., 腰の低い人), whereas 腰が低い is the predicative form.
Written forms 腰こし が 低ひく い
Standard kanji spelling for this idiomatic expression.
腰こし がひくい
Kana spelling of the adjective part; sometimes used for clarity or in informal writing.
Etymology Idiomatic phrase from 腰 (waist, hips) and 低い (low). The image is of someone bowing or lowering their posture, symbolizing humility and lack of arrogance.
