The kanji 蔑: meaning, readings and stroke order

蔑

Meaning: look down on
On reading: ベツ betsu
Kun reading: さげす（む） sagesumu
Strokes: 14
Radical: 艸 grass
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: khinh thường, coi rẻ (miệt)
Japanese: さげすむ。ばかにする。
Korean: 업신여기다, 깔보다 (멸)
Chinese: 轻视、蔑视

Readings, words and example sentences

ベツ betsu · on reading · less common

軽けい蔑べつ
contempt, looking down on
人を 軽けい蔑べつしてはいけません。
You must not look down on others.

さげす（む） sagesumu · kun reading · less common

蔑さげすむ
to look down on, to scorn
だれも 蔑さげすみません。
I don't look down on anyone.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.