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蔑

蔑: despise

despise; look down on
14 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 6 words here

Readings

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ないがしろ・なみする・くらい・さげすむ

蔑む (さげすむ) and 軽蔑 (けいべつ) both mean to look down on; 蔑ろにする (ないがしろにする) means to treat as worthless.

Key words

軽蔑けいべつcontempt; scorn
蔑視べっしcontempt; looking down on
侮蔑ぶべつscorn
蔑むさげすむto look down on
蔑ろないがしろneglect; disregard

Example sentences

I despised his cowardly way of doing things.

You should not look down on people based on appearance alone.

More and more people are disregarding the rules.

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