Kanji
N1 14 strokes Grade 8 freq #2483

ignore, despise, neglect, ridicule

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

grass kusa

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

contempt; derision
contempt; scorn
scorn; disdain
disparaging term; derogatory term
pejorative term; derogatory word
misogyny; discrimination against women
pejorative term; derogatory term
contemptuous; disdainful
insulting; derogatory

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to scorn; to despise
(a) slight; disrespect
to make light of; to ignore
to set at naught; to ignore
contempt; disdain

Example sentences

He was greatly respected, while his son was as much despised.

He disdained bribery.

The medieval church despised the body and exalted the spirit.

You should not look down upon the poor.