けなす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word けなす
1
to speak ill of; to disparage
Examples
君は、いつも私の服をけなすのだから。
You are always digging at me about my clothes.
Kanji in this Word
貶
10 strokes
Meanings
degrade
disparage
belittle
demote
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヘン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
けな.す
おとし.める
おと.す
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