軽侮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 3

Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 輕侮 (khjieng mjuX, literally light (not heavy) + insult). Compare modern Mandarin 輕侮轻侮 (qīngwǔ, “to insult”).

Pronunciation

Noun

軽侮 (hiragana けいぶ, rōmaji keibu)

  1. disdain, contempt
    軽侮 (けいぶ) () ()
    keibu no me de miru
    to look on something with disdain

Usage notes

The term 軽侮 (keibu) is somewhat less strong than the synonym 軽蔑 (keibetsu).

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Verb

軽侮する (transitive, suru conjugation, hiragana けいぶする, rōmaji keibu suru)

  1. to disdain something, to scorn something

Usage notes

The term 軽侮する (keibu suru) is somewhat less strong than the synonym 軽蔑する (keibetsu suru).

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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