Japanese symbol for “meanness”
陋
ろう
Romaji: rou
narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness
In Japanese, meanness is 陋, read ろう (rou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 固陋 | ころう korou | stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness |
| 卑陋 | ひろう hirou | low rank; wickedness; vulgarity |
| 陋劣 | ろうれつ rouretsu | mean; base; nasty |
| 陋巷 | ろうこう roukou | narrow, dirty backstreet |
| 陋屋 | ろうおく rouoku | cramped home; one's humble abode; hovel |
| 陋習 | ろうしゅう roushuu | bad habit; evil custom; harmful practice |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.