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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

侮あなどる

anadoru

to look down on, to underestimate

Example sentences

彼かれはいつも政府せいふを侮あなどったようなことを言いう。
He always speaks of the government with contempt.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
子供こどもを侮あなどるな。
Don’t make light of children.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
彼かれは危険きけんを侮あなどった。
He was scornful of the danger.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 侮

侮scorn; despiseOnブKunあなどる・あなずる

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