低い
hikui
A low desk, a low voice, a low chance — one 低い
The picture A top that has settled down close to the ground. 低い has the top settled near the ground; 高い has it climbing upward.
Where the picture shows up in 低い
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height near the ground
この机は少し低いですね。
kono tsukue wa sukoshi hikui desu ne
This desk is a little low.
A seated person's back curling forward to reach a desktop that sits too low
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a reading near the bottom
血圧が低いので、ゆっくり立ちます。
ketsuatsu ga hikui node, yukkuri tachimasu
My blood pressure is low, so I stand up slowly.
The needle on a blood-pressure gauge resting below the marked line
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pitch near the bottom
電話では低い声で話します。
denwa de wa hikui koe de hanashimasu
On the phone I speak in a low voice.
A voice settling down into the chest and coming out heavy
A quiet voice is 小さい; a deep one is 低い.
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odds near the floor
その可能性は低いと思います。
sono kanōsei wa hikui to omoimasu
I think that possibility is low.
A forecast screen with the rain figure under the umbrella icon barely off the bottom of the scale
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waist near the ground
あの店長は腰が低いです。
ano tenchō wa koshi ga hikui desu
That manager is very humble.
A manager bending deep at the waist to bring his eyes below the customer's
腰が低い is the set phrase for humble and courteous.
All of it in one picture
低い is one picture: the top of something has settled close to the ground. The desktop settles, so your back curls forward to meet it; the needle on the blood-pressure gauge settles under the line, so you stand up slowly; the pitch of a voice settles into the chest and comes out heavy. The forecast figure settles to the bottom of the scale, so there is barely any chance — and when a person's waist settles low, that is a humble manager bowing to a customer.