Word Meaning 軽蔑

けいべつ keibetsu

軽蔑 is read as けいべつ (keibetsu) and means contempt.

Meaning

English

  1. contempt
  2. scorn
  3. disdain
  4. despising
  5. looking down on
  6. slighting

Reading

Kana

けいべつ

Romaji

keibetsu

Writing Variants

  • 軽べつ けいべつ keibetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Antonyms 尊敬 Rank 8915 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

軽蔑的

けいべつてき

contemptuous

軽蔑語

けいべつご

pejorative term

軽い

かるい

indiscriminate

軽はずみ

かるはずみ

thoughtless

軽傷

けいしょう

minor injury

軽率

けいそつ

rash

軽視

けいし

making light of

軽快

けいかい

light (of movements)

軽々

かるがる

lightly

軽やか

かるやか

light

軽薄

けいはく

frivolous

軽重

けいじゅう

(relative) importance

Example Sentences

10

She despised him.

He disdained bribery.

She despises him.

Tom despised Mary.

Don't look down on others.

You despise Nick, don't you?

She looks down on people who are idle.

Tom despises Mary.

Don't look down on poor people.

I feel nothing but contempt for such behavior.