Word details

見くびる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 見くびる.

Dictionary

Entry

見くびる見縊るくびTransitiveGodan verbFreq #14687
1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

Examples
君は彼を見くびっている
You are selling him short.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

7 strokesFrequency 22JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ケン

Kun

み.るみ.えるみ.せる

strangle

16 strokes

On

エイ

Kun

くび.るくび.れる

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