見下ろす (Miorosu): to Despise, to Look Down on

Meaning

English

to despise
to look down on
to overlook
to command a view of

Reading

Kana

みおろす

Romaji

miorosu

Writing Variants

見おろす みおろす miorosu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Synonyms 鳥瞰する,俯瞰する Antonyms 見上げる Rank 7474 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見下す

みくだす

to look down (on)

下見

したみ

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

見出す

みいだす

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

見せびらかす

みせびらかす

to show off

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

4

教会は町を見下ろす丘の上にある。

The church is on the hill overlooking the city.

見下ろすと、たくさんのビルが見えた。

When we looked down, we saw many buildings.

私の後ろに立って、私のツムジを見下ろすのは止めてくれる？

Can you stop standing behind me and looking at my hair whorl?

ふと通りに目をやると、行き交う人の中に、１人立ち止まり俺を見下ろす者がいた。

As I glanced at the street there was somebody looking down at me in the middle of those walking past each other.