JLPT N1

scorn; despise; contempt

Item 209 of 642 | 14 strokes | Radical: 艹 (grass)

Readings

On'yomiベツ
Kun'yomiないがしろ、さげす.む

Mnemonic

Treating someone like mere GRASS—SCORNED and DESPISED.

Example Words

蔑視 (べっし) contempt; scorn
侮蔑 (ぶべつ) scorn; contempt
蔑む (さげすむ) to despise