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見下げる (みさげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

見み下さげる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

look down on; despise; scorn

Conveys looking down on someone or something with contempt or disdain. Often used for a superior attitude.

彼かれは貧まずしい人ひとを見み下さげるような態たい度どをとった。
He took an attitude of looking down on poor people.

他た人にんを見み下さげるのはよくない。

It's not good to look down on others.

Written forms

見み下さげるUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling.
みさげるUsage3%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in casual writing.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
下below, down, descend

Similar words

見み下くだす
見下す is more common and direct for 'to look down on', while 見下げる is less frequent and can carry a slightly more literary or emphatic nuance.
軽けい蔑べつする
軽蔑する is a stronger, more explicit term for 'despise' or 'scorn', often used in formal contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 見 (mi, 'see') + 下げる (sageru, 'lower'). The combination yields the meaning 'to look down on'.