蔑む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蔑
さげす
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
貶む

Etymology

Originally a compound of 下げ (“the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下げる”) +‎ 墨む (“verbification of 墨 (ink)”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さげす​む [sàgésúꜜmù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠ɡe̞sɨᵝmɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

蔑(さげす)む • (sagesumu) transitive godan (stem 蔑(さげす)み (sagesumi), past 蔑(さげす)んだ (sagesunda))

  1. scorn, despise
    身(み)なりを見(み)ただけで人(ひと)を蔑(さげす)むのはよくない。
    Minari o mita dake de hito o sagesumu no wa yokunai.
    It's not good to despise someone just because of their clothing.

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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