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蔑

ignore
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingベツ
Kun readingないがしろ、なみ.する、くらい、さげす.む
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. ignore
    彼は贈収賄を軽蔑した。He disdained bribery.tatoeba
  2. despise
    彼は福祉を受けて生活する人たちを軽蔑した。He despised those who lived on welfare.tatoeba
    彼は非常に尊敬されていた、しかるに彼の息子は非常に軽蔑されていた。He was greatly respected, while his son was as much despised.tatoeba
  3. neglect
  4. ridicule
  5. revileRtK
  1. to scorn
  2. to despise
  3. to hold in contempt
  4. to look down on
  5. to disdain

Popular Usage

軽蔑

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · eye (目) · cross-eyed · net (网) · march

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 392

Compound words

蔑むさげすむ
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
軽蔑けいべつ
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on
侮蔑ぶべつ
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
蔑ろないがしろ
(a) slight
蔑視べっし
contempt
蔑称べっしょう
disparaging term
軽蔑語けいべつご
pejorative term
蔑するなみする
to set at naught
女性蔑視じょせいべっし
misogyny
蔑ろにするないがしろにする
to make light of

Additional Examples

彼は社会的地位の低い人を軽蔑する。
He despises people of a lower social class.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蔑

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step