侮
侮
8 strokes
Frequency: 2004
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
scorn
despise
make light of
contempt
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ブ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あなど.る
あなず.る
Common Words
1
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
Examples
上司を侮辱するような危険をおかすな。
Don't risk insulting your boss.
1
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
Examples
彼は危険を侮った。
He was scornful of the danger.
1
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
Examples
家では赤味がかった髪とそばかすのせいで、母が侮蔑を込めて「にんじん」と名付け、皆にもそう呼ばせています。
At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.
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