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θ³€
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Meanings

despise
low-life
poverty

Readings

On β€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セン
ゼン
Kun β€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いや.しい
いや.しむ
γ—γš
やす.い

Common Words

いやしい
賀しい
ο½žγ„ Adj.
Freq #13606
1

lowborn; humble; lowly

2

vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile; despicable; dirty; unfair

Examples
卑しいことは硢対にしγͺい。
He is above all meanness.
3

shabby; poor-looking

4

greedy; gluttonous; avaricious

δΈ‹θ³€
げせん
~γͺ Adj.
Freq #27367
1

Common noun

low birth; humble origin

2

lowly; base; vulgar; coarse

γ—γš
せん
Archaic
Freq #32689
1

Common noun

lowly person; lowliness

2

γ—γš only; Humble; Pronoun; Used by male entertainers

I

貴賎
きせん
Noun
Freq #44554
1

high and low (social standing)

Examples
職ζ₯­γ«θ²΄θ³Žγ‚’぀けけゃいけγͺγ„γ‚ˆγ€œγ€‚
You can't go putting your values on people's work!
卑賀
ι„™θ³€
ひせん
~γͺ Adj.
Noun
Freq #66457
1

low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)

θ³Žζ°‘
せんみん
Noun
Freq #75975
1

lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people

賀しむ
いやしむ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #84346
1

to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on

賀しめる
いやしめる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #85161
1

to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase

γ›γ‚“γ‚Š
Noun
Archaic
Freq #111192
1

low-ranking official

賀しむべき
いやしむべき
Expression
Freq #117887
1

despicable

πŸŽ“

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