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侮

JLPT N1 · 8 strokes

The kanji 侮 — “to belittle”

侮 means to belittle and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 8 strokes and uses the person (side) radical (亻).

Stroke order · 8 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ブ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): あなど(る)、あなず(る)
Radical: 亻 · person (side)
Strokes: 8

How to remember 侮

Looking down on a person (亻) — contempt. 侮る — 'Don't 侮る N1' — this app's own warning!

Example words with 侮

On'yomi readings

侮辱ぶじょくinsult, humiliation

Kun'yomi readings

侮るあなどるto belittle, look down on

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