蔑む

• 読み: さげすむ
• ローマ字: sagesumu
• 漢字の分解: 蔑 (betsu/sagesu) — scorn, despise, slight
• 発音: /sa.ɡe.sɯ.mɯ/

意味

To scorn; to despise; to look down on; to hold in contempt. Expresses strong disdain toward someone.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb expressing deep contempt or disrespect toward another person. Stronger than 見下す (to look down on) in emotional intensity. Often used in literature and formal writing. The related noun 蔑み means scorn or contempt.

例文

1. 他人を蔑む態度は誰からも嫌われる。
2. 彼は貧しい人々を蔑む発言をして批判された。
3. 蔑むような目で見られるのは辛い。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, social commentary, ethics

トーン: harsh

起源と歴史

From 蔑 (to despise, to slight), which combines 艹 (grass radical) with 戍 (garrison) and other elements. The character suggests looking at something as insignificant as grass — beneath notice.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal