Keyword
look down on
Info
FrequencyTop 1700-1800
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1064
Old form侮
Readings
ぶ
(57%)
Composed of
thin person
every
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
contempt; scorn
contempt; scorn
insulting; offensive
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
insulting; derogatory
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
pejorative term; derogatory term; disparaging term
contempt for Japan; anti-Japanese sentiment
contempt; insult; offense; offence
Examples (30 in total)
I can't put up with these insults.
The student insulted the teacher.
The phrase is meant to insult people.