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scorn
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingブ
Kun readingあなど.る、あなず.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. scornRtK
    彼は侮辱を受けた。He was subjected to insult.tatoeba
    彼は侮辱されて腹を立てた。He got angry at being insulted.tatoeba
  2. despise
  3. make light of
  4. contempt
  1. to disdain
  2. to look down on
  3. to make light of
  4. to hold in contempt
  5. to scorn

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · every · reclining · lying down · mother (母) · breasts

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1064

Compound words

侮辱ぶじょく
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
侮蔑ぶべつ
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
侮るあなどる
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn
軽侮けいぶ
contempt
侮りあなどり
contempt
侮言ぶげん
insult
侮慢ぶまん
contempt
侮り難いあなどりがたい
formidable
法廷侮辱ほうていぶじょく
contempt of court
侮りがたいあなどりがたい
formidable

Additional Examples

彼は侮辱されたがどうにか怒りをおさえた。
In spite of being insulted, he managed to keep his temper.tatoeba
彼は彼女を侮辱した。そういうわけで彼女は怒ったのだ。
He insulted her. That is why she got angry.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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