JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 侮: "scorn, despise, make light of"
The kanji 侮 means "scorn, despise, make light of, contempt". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ブ in on'yomi and あなど.る, あなず.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ブ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あなど.るあなず.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | scorn, despise, make light of, contempt |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2004 of 2,501 |
Common words with 侮
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 侮辱insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
- 侮るto disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt
- 侮蔑scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
- 侮りcontempt; scorn
- 侮(something) despised; (something) made light of
- 軽侮contempt; scorn
- 侮蔑的insulting; derogatory
- 侮辱的insulting; offensive
- 侮辱罪(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
- 侮りがたいformidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
- 法廷侮辱罪(crime of) contempt of court
- 侮言insult
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