Word details
軽んずる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 軽んずる.
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Entry
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
Examples
実地は理論と同様に大切であるが、われわれは理論を重んじ、実地を軽んずる傾向がある。
Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
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Kanji in this Word
軽
lightly, trifling, unimportant
12 strokesFrequency 790JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ケイキョウキン
Kun
かる.いかろ.やかかろ.んじる
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