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軽んずる · zuru verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	軽かろんずる	軽かろんじない
Polite	軽かろんじます	軽かろんじません
Past polite	軽かろんじました	軽かろんじませんでした
Past	軽かろんじた	軽かろんじなかった
Te-form	軽かろんじて	軽かろんじないで
Desire	軽かろんじたい	軽かろんじたくない
Potential	軽かろんじられるalso formal 軽かろんぜられる	軽かろんじられないalso formal 軽かろんぜられない
Passive	軽かろんじられるalso formal 軽かろんぜられる	軽かろんじられないalso formal 軽かろんぜられない
Causative	軽かろんじさせる	軽かろんじさせない
Causative passive	軽かろんじさせられる	軽かろんじさせられない
Volitional	軽かろんじよう
Polite volitional	軽かろんじましょう
Imperative	軽かろんじろalso written 軽かろんぜよ	軽かろんずるな
Conditional	軽かろんじればalso 軽かろんずれば	軽かろんじなければ
Tara conditional	軽かろんじたら	軽かろんじなかったら

Meanings

zuru verb, transitive verb

despise; belittle; look down on

A somewhat formal or literary transitive verb meaning to treat someone or something as unimportant or inferior. Often used in written or serious contexts.

Kanji

軽lightly, trifling, unimportant

Related words

軽かろんじる
More common modern form with the same meaning. 軽んずる is a slightly older or more formal variant.
見み下くだす
More colloquial and direct; 軽んずる is more about treating as unimportant, while 見下す emphasizes looking down on someone.
侮あなどる
Implies underestimating or taking lightly, often with a nuance of carelessness. 軽んずる is more about devaluing or disrespecting.

Opposites

重おもんずるN1
軽んずる means to make light of or disdain something, the direct opposite of 重んずる's sense of holding something in high regard.

Written forms

軽かろんずるUsage98%
Standard kanji form; a zuru-verb alternative to 軽んじる.
かろんずるUsage2%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in informal writing or when the kanji is considered difficult.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 軽い (light, unimportant) with the verbalizing suffix んずる, an older form of んじる. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it follows a pattern seen in other -zuru verbs.