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さげすむ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
蔑む
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Reading : さげすむ   
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 81,783 which gives a rank of 10,944
蔑む is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 148,000 (about 571,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
まず
しい
ひと
さげすんではならない
You should not look down upon the poor.
たぶん
多分
おとこ
ゆいいつ
唯一
しんじつ
真実
いげん
威厳
じぶん
自分
じしん
自身
さげすむことできる
のうりょく
能力
であろう
Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.
ちゅうせい
中世
きょうかい
教会
にくたい
肉体
さげすみ
れい
たたえた
The medieval church despised the body and exalted the spirit.
貶む
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Reading : さげすむ   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 218,000 (about 136,000 results)
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さげすむ
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 228,000 (about 84,200 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ベツ    contempt   さげす to scorn, to despise   
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いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
net
grass   
さげす to scorn, to despise   けな to speak ill of   おとしめる to show contempt for   
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ボウ   とぼしい poor, scanty   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シン   こ    の of   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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