蔑 – ignore, despise, neglect

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The kanji 蔑 means ignore, despise, neglect, ridicule. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ベツ (betsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ないがしろ、なみ.する、くらい、さげす.む (naigashiro, namisuru, kurai, sagesumu). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ベツ	betsu
Kun’yomi	ないがしろ	naigashiro
Kun’yomi	なみ.する	namisuru
Kun’yomi	くらい	kurai
Kun’yomi	さげす.む	sagesumu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: ノ・買・戈・艾.

Words using 蔑

軽蔑けいべつcontempt

Example sentences

私は彼をひどく軽蔑している。

I have a fine contempt for him.

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Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵花苦薬芸葬著草薄芝薦華

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