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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

見み下くだす

mikudasu

to look down on

Example sentences

  1. 他人たにんを見下みくだしたりするな。

    Don’t look down on others.

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  2. 貧まずしい人ひとを見下みくだすのはよくないよ。

    We shouldn’t look down on poor people.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 裕福ゆうふくな人ひとはあまりお金かねを持もっていない人ひとを見下みくだすことがある。

    Sometimes rich people look down on other people who do not have much money.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 見下

  • 見see; lookOnケンKunみる・みえる・みせる
  • 下below; downOnカ・ゲKunした・しも・くだる

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