Word details

卑しむ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 卑しむ.

Dictionary

Entry

卑しむ賤しむやしTransitiveGodan verbFreq #84346
1

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

lowly, base, vile, vulgar, despise

9 strokesFrequency 2,003JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

いや.しいいや.しむいや.しめる

despise, low-life, poverty

15 strokes

On

センゼン

Kun

いや.しいいや.しむしずやす.い

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