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59 軽蔑 Scorn

Alternative Meanings

Disdain, Contempt

Part of Speech

Noun and する verb

Reading

けいべつ

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

私、あの人のこと軽蔑しているの。

I despise them.

Meaning Explanation

Lightweight scorn, no matter how light, is still scorn. Those feelings are pretty strong no matter what.

Reading Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You haven't learned this reading for 軽 yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You have more scorn and disdain for the KKK (けい) than any other group in the whole world. And I'm not going to argue with you, they're pretty hatable.

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