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蔑 means 'contempt'
Common readings
On
ベツ
Additional readings
Kun ないがしろ くらい なみする
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After reading this essay, you'll know how to do all of this: talk about looking down on others, express contempt, accuse men of sexist thinking, and say that you despise someone. You'll also understand why a famous thinker thought Japan should bid good riddance to the rest of Asia, why the nobles viewed samurai as savages, and how a word for "scorn" relates to a carpentry technique.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 蔑 is used 3 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 蔑 is used 12 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
ベツ
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noun, 'suru' verb
scorn; disdain; contempt(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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ベツ
(read as べっ)
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さげすむ
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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なみする
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suru verb - special class
to set at naught; to ignore; to disregard (obsolete term)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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