Kanji

蔑

ignore, despise, neglect, ridicule

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ベツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ないがしろ, なみする, くらい, さげすむ

Example sentences

軽蔑 けいべつ
彼の軽蔑に満ちた視線に耐えられなかった。

I couldn't stand his gaze full of contempt.

バルバロイ バルバロイ
彼らは異邦人をバルバロイと呼んで軽蔑した。

They despised foreigners, calling them 'barbaroi'.

蔑む さげすむ
彼は他人を蔑むような態度は取らない。

He does not take an attitude of looking down on others.

夷蛮戎狄 いばんじゅうてき
古代中国の王朝は、周辺の民族を夷蛮戎狄と呼んで蔑んだ。

Ancient Chinese dynasties called the surrounding ethnic groups 'Ibanshujuteki' and looked down on them.

侮蔑 ぶべつ
他人の努力を侮蔑するような態度は許せない。

An attitude of disdain for the efforts of others is unforgivable.

蔑視 べっし
彼は人種差別的な蔑視に苦しんだ。

He suffered from racial discrimination and contempt.

蔑ろ ないがしろ
自分の健康を蔑ろにしてまで働くべきではない。

You should not work to the point of neglecting your own health.

侮蔑的 ぶべつてき
彼の侮蔑的な発言に、会議室の空気が冷えた。

His contemptuous remark chilled the atmosphere in the meeting room.

敗柳残花 はいりゅうざんか
古典文学の授業で、先生は「敗柳残花」という語が女性を侮蔑的に表す場合があると説明した。

In a classical literature class, the teacher explained that the expression can be used derogatorily about women.

Example Vocabulary

軽蔑

けいべつ

contempt; disdain; scorn

蔑む

さげすむ

to look down on; to despise; to scorn

侮蔑

ぶべつ

disdain; contempt; scorn

蔑ろにする

ないがしろにする

蔑み

さげすみ

蔑視

べっし

scorn; contempt; disdain

蔑称

べっしょう

蔑ろ

ないがしろ

to neglect; to make light of; to ignore

侮蔑的

ぶべつてき

contemptuous; derogatory

女性蔑視

じょせいべっし

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