軽侮

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 3

Grade: S
kan’on
Alternative spelling
輕侮 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Appears to be a learned borrowing from Chinese 輕侮轻侮. Not attested in Japanese until 1864.[1] Compare modern Mandarin 輕侮轻侮 (qīngwǔ, “to insult”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(けい)() (keibu

  1. [from 1864] disdain, contempt
    軽侮(けいぶ)()()
    keibu no me de miru
    to look on something with disdain

Usage notes[edit]

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

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Verb[edit]

(けい)()する (keibu surutransitive suru (stem (けい)() (keibu shi), past (けい)()した (keibu shita))

  1. [from 1864] to disdain something, to scorn something

Usage notes[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ 軽侮”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN