蔑む

さげすむ

Also written 貶む

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

Kanji

• 蔑 despise. Read as さげすむ.

Example sentences

• 中世の教会は肉体をさげすみ霊をたたえた。
  The medieval church despised the body and exalted the spirit.

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