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Kanji Detail for 侮 - "despise, scorn, insult"

侮

  • Meaning

    侮 means "despise, scorn, insult."

    1. Despise - To look down upon; to regard with contempt.

    2. Scorn - Treating someone as worthless; showing disdain.

    3. Insult - Disrespectful behavior toward others.

  • Words using 侮

    • 侮辱 ぶじょく Listen insult; affront; slight
    • 侮る あなどる Listen to disdain; to look down on; to make light of
    • 侮蔑 ぶべつ Listen scorn; disdain; contempt

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    • Verified meaning: despise, scorn, insult
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    scorn; despise; make light of; contempt

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    insult, ridicule, disgrace

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to insult; to ridicule; to disgrace

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    insult, ridicule, disgrace

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To slight; to insult. Such as the colloquial 欺侮 (bully), 侮弄 (mock). Also 折衝禦侮, meaning to resist enemy invasion.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bu(ブ) ブ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    anado.ru(あなど-る) あなど-る

    anazu.ru(あなず-る) あなず-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    despise scorn insult contempt dismiss disrespect ridicule belittle affront degrade depreciate deride disdain jeer mock offend scoff slight sneer taunt underestimate

Sentences including 侮

  • I can't put up with an insult like this.

  • Don't make light of his advice.

  • The student insulted the teacher.

  • I was insulted in front of other people.

  • He got angry at being insulted.

  • He insulted me without reason.

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