How to say "low-level" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 低水準ていすいじゅんna-adjectiveThe common word for 'low-level' meaning a low standard or degree: figures, wages, prices or living standards at a low level. Use it when 'low-level' describes how low something sits on a scale.
- 低次ていじno-adjectiveReally 'lower-order': the word for the mathematical and technical sense in which 'low-level' contrasts with higher-order. For everyday or computing 'low-level' it is seldom the word you want.
- na-adjective, nounThe katakana loanword for 'low-level', used in computing and technical contexts as the counterpart of high-level. It is a less common alternative to 低レベル with the same meaning.
- 低次元ていじげんna-adjective, no-adjectiveHere 'low-level' is pejorative: trivial, coarse or vulgar, as of a crude argument or low-minded remark. It is not the word for neutral technical 'low-level'.
- 低レベルていレベルno-adjective, na-adjectiveFor technical 'low-level', as in computing, this is the word to reach for; it is also used figuratively of something rudimentary or unsophisticated, as in calling a question or performance low-level.
Use 低水準 for a low level or standard (figures, living conditions), 「低レベル」 or 「ローレベル」 for technical 'low-level' as in computing, 低次 for lower-order mathematics, and 低次元 only when 'low-level' means coarse or vulgar.
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