This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

蔑む

貶む

Reading

Kana: さげすむ
Romaji: sagesumu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

v5m
vt
1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

Kanji

Readings: ベツ、 ないがしろ、 なみ.する、 くらい、 さげす.む
Meanings: ignore, despise, neglect, ridicule
Readings: ヘン、 けな.す、 おとし.める、 おと.す
Meaning: degrade

Example Sentences

(まず)しい(ひと)をさげすんではならない。
➥You should not look down upon the poor.
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多分(たぶん)(おとこ)唯一(ゆいいつ)真実(しんじつ)威厳(いげん)は、自分(じぶん)自身(じしん)をさげすむことができる能力(のうりょく)であろう。
➥Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.
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中世(ちゅうせい)教会(きょうかい)肉体(にくたい)をさげすみ(れい)をたたえた。
➥The medieval church despised the body and exalted the spirit.
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