Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 侮る in Japanese
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侮る
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Kana Readingあなどる, あなずる
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Romajianadoru, anazuru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to despise; to disdain; to make light of
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Examples of 侮る, あなどる, あなずる in a sentence
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Making light of cavities can be a matter of life and death.
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侮り難いぜ、地元の遊園地。カップルやら家族やら・・・見渡す限り人、人、人。
Not to be taken lightly, local amusement parks. Couples, families, as far as can be seen people, people, people.
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He was scornful of the danger.
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He always speaks of the government with contempt.
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Don't make light of his advice.
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Familiarity breeds contempt.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 侮る
- Plain Polite
- 侮ります
- Negative
- 侮らない
- Negative Polite
- 侮りません
Past
- Plain
- 侮った
- Plain Polite
- 侮りました
- Negative
- 侮らなかった
- Negative Polite
- 侮りませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 侮って
- Plain Polite
- 侮りまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 侮られる
- Plain Polite
- 侮られます
- Negative
- 侮られない
- Negative Polite
- 侮られません
Related Kanji
侮
JLPT 1
8 strokes
scorn, despise, make light of, contempt
On'Yomi: ブ
Kun'Yomi: あなど.る, あなず.る