舐める – Vocabulary details

舐なめる

Meanings

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to lick; to lap; to suck

2. to taste

3. to experience (esp. a hardship)

4. to underestimate; to make light of; to look down on (someone); to make a fool of; to treat with contempt; to disparage

also written as ナメる and 無礼る

5. to lick (at; of flames); to burn

Alt. forms

Kanji used

舐

lick

Pitch accent

な

め

る

Conjugations...Used in: 2690

Used in vocabulary (6 in total)

辛しん酸さんを舐なめる

to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life

苦く汁じゅうを舐なめる

to have a bitter experience

苦く渋じゅうを舐なめる

to have a bitter experience

べろべろ舐なめる

to lick something up; to lap something up

ベロベロ舐なめる

to lick something up; to lap something up

苦く杯はいを舐なめる

to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat

Examples (2 in total)

その子こ犬いぬは彼かの女じょの頬ほおを舐なめた。

The puppy licked her on the cheek.

煙草タバコを吸すう人ひととキスをするのは灰はい皿ざらを舐なめるようなものだ。