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軽しめる (かろしめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

軽かろしめる

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

belittle; look down on; disparage

Expresses a disdainful or condescending attitude toward someone or something. Less common than synonyms like 見下す (みくだす) or 軽蔑する (けいべつする).

彼かれは他た人にんを軽かろしめるような態たい度どをとる。
He takes an attitude of looking down on others.

相あい

手て

を

軽かろ

しめる

発はつ

言げん

は

避さ

ける

べき

だ

。

You should avoid remarks that belittle the other person.

Written forms

軽かろしめる
Standard kanji spelling; the reading かろしめる is relatively rare and may be unfamiliar to some learners.
かろしめるUsage100%
Kana spelling is useful for learners who may not know the kanji reading.

Kanji

軽lightly, trifling, unimportant

Similar words

見み下くだす
More common and direct for 'look down on'; 軽しめる is less frequent and slightly more literary.
軽けい蔑べつする
Stronger, more formal term for 'despise' or 'scorn'; 軽しめる is milder and less common.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 軽い (かるい, 'light') with the verb-forming suffix しめる, meaning 'to treat lightly' or 'to make light of'. The reading かろしめる reflects an older adjectival stem かろ-.