蔑視

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See also: 蔑视

Chinese

belittle; nothing to look at; to regard; to inspect
trad. (蔑視) 蔑 視
simp. (蔑视) 蔑 视

Pronunciation

Verb

蔑視

  1. to despise; to scorn; to look down upon

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
蔑 視
べつ > べっ
Grade: S 		し
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
蔑視 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

蔑(べっ)視(し) • (besshi) 

  1. contempt, scorn
    • 1939, 太宰治, 愛と美について:
      ひとを、どんなひとをも、蔑視(べっし)したがる傾向(けいこう)が在(あ)る。
      Hito o, donna hito o mo, besshi shitagaru keikō ga aru.
      He tends to despise other people, no matter who.

Verb

蔑(べっ)視(し)する • (besshi suru) suru (stem 蔑(べっ)視(し)し (besshi shi), past 蔑(べっ)視(し)した (besshi shita))

  1. despise
    Synonyms: 侮る, 蔑む

Conjugation

Conjugation of "蔑視する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 蔑視し べっしし besshi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 蔑視し べっしし besshi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 蔑視する べっしする besshi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 蔑視する べっしする besshi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 蔑視すれ べっしすれ besshi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 蔑視せよ¹
蔑視しろ² 		べっしせよ¹
べっししろ² 		besshi seyo¹
besshi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 蔑視される べっしされる besshi sareru
Causative 蔑視させる
蔑視さす 		べっしさせる
べっしさす 		besshi saseru
besshi sasu
Potential 蔑視できる べっしできる besshi dekiru
Volitional 蔑視しよう べっししよう besshi shiyō
Negative 蔑視しない べっししない besshi shinai
Negative continuative 蔑視せず べっしせず besshi sezu
Formal 蔑視します べっしします besshi shimasu
Perfective 蔑視した べっしした besshi shita
Conjunctive 蔑視して べっしして besshi shite
Hypothetical conditional 蔑視すれば べっしすれば besshi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
蔑視

Noun

蔑視 • (myeolsi) (hangeul 멸시)

  1. hanja form? of 멸시 (“contempt; scorn; disdain; despise”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
蔑視

Verb

蔑視

  1. chữ Hán form of miệt thị (“to despise; to hold in contempt”)
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