Word Meaning 見下す

みくだす mikudasu

見下す is read as みくだす (mikudasu) and means to look down (on).

Meaning

English

  1. to look down (on)
  2. to condescend (to)

Reading

Kana

みくだす

Romaji

mikudasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 見上げる Rank 9040 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見下ろす

みおろす

to despise

下見

したみ

preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes)

見出す

みだす

to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

見なす

みなす

to consider as

見す見す

みすみす

before one's own eyes

見直す

みなおす

to look at again

見放す

みはなす

to abandon

見渡す

みわたす

to look out over

見過ごす

みすごす

to let go by

見落とす

みおとす

to overlook

見逃す

みのがす

to let (a good ball) go by

Example Sentences

5

The rich sometimes look down on the poor.

We shouldn't look down on poor people.

The rich sometimes look down on the poor.

My father never looked down on the poor.

Sometimes rich people look down on other people who do not have much money.